Kyle Schwarber and Drew Ellis combine to lead the Phillies rout over the Nationals, 11-3

Daily News | Kyle Schwarber and Drew Ellis combine to lead the Phillies rout over the Nationals, 11-3

went nearly 49 games — or 1,848 plate appearances — without bashing a three-run homer. For a team that’s built to slug, it was downright impossible to believe.

Think back to last September. With their wild-card hopes tottering after getting swept in a three-game series in Chicago, the Phillies limped into Nationals Park and took three of four games to move to the brink of clinching a playoff spot for the first time since 2011. Manager Rob Thomson juggled the lineup. He moved struggling Schwarber into the leadoff spot, put surging Nick Castellanos in the two-hole, and dropped Trea Turner down to the middle of the order.

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