NL Home Run Champion Kyle Schwarber Seeks Adjustments After Quiet NLDS Game 1 Performance

NL home run and RBI champion Kyle Schwarber had a challenging Game 1 of the NL Division Series, combining with Trea Turner and Bryce Harper for a 1-for-11 effort with six strikeouts and no RBIs in the Philadelphia Phillies' 5-3 loss to the Dodgers. Schwarber went 0 for 9 with five strikeouts against Shohei Ohtani. As the Phillies prepare for Game 2 against two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, Schwarber's historical performance against Snell shows 2 for 12 with a home run and three RBIs. Schwarber acknowledged the difficulty of postseason play, stating, "This is never going to be easy. You’re facing the best of the best out here. It’s up to us to be able to make the adjustments and go out there and feel like we’re doing everything possible to put ourselves in position to win a baseball game." The Phillies, having lost four of their last five home playoff games, are looking for their bats to come alive.