Kyle Schwarber went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBIs as the Philadelphia Phillies pulled away for a 7-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the annual Field of Dreams game Thursday night in Dyersville, Iowa.
Players walk onto the field before a game between the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday at the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa.
Brandon Marsh finished 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBIs for Philadelphia, which won on a warm, dry night on the famed Iowa farmland that served as the setting of the 1989 baseball movie blockbuster for which the game is named. Bryce Harper and Bryson Stott added one RBI apiece.
Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame walk out of the corn before a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
Luke Keaschall went 2-for-3 with a double and a homer to lead Minnesota at the plate.
Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola (4-9) earned his first victory since May 26. He held the Twins to one run on five hits in five innings, walking three and striking out nine.
Fans cheer for a home run during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
Twins right-hander Taj Bradley (9-5) gave up five runs on seven hits in four innings. He walked four and struck out three.
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The Phillies jumped to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
Minnesota Twins shortstop Kaelen Culpepper tries to make the tag on Philadelphia Phillies left fielder Brandon Marsh during a game on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
Schwarber started the scoring on the third pitch of the game, pulling a line-drive home run to right field and watching it land in the rows of corn behind the wall.
Stott made it 2-0 later in the inning when he ripped an RBI single to center. The hit drove in Harper, who reached on a one-out walk and advanced to third on a single by Luis Arraez (3-for-5).
Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber rounds the bases after a home run during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Minnesota Twins on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
The Twins got on the scoreboard in the second when Keaschall lifted a towering fly ball that carried just over the left field wall.
Philadelphia increased its lead to 5-1 in the fourth.
Minnesota Twins pitcher Taj Bradley during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
Schwarber benefited from a defensive miscue for his second homer of the game. Keaschall tracked Schwarber's fly ball to the right field wall and leaped for a catch, but the ball deflected off his glove and bounced over the wall for a two-run homer.
Harper drove in the third run of the inning with an RBI single to center.
In the seventh, the Phillies added two more runs to seize a 7-1 advantage. After Alec Bohm doubled, Marsh hooked a long fly ball down the right field line and raised his fist to celebrate after the ball disappeared into the corn.
Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez throws to first for a double play as Minnesota Twins left fielder Trevor Larnach slides into second during a game on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
Fans celebrate after catching a ball during a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Minnesota Twins on Thursday at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa.
