Harper, Schwarber HR as Wheeler, Phils Top Pads to Open NLCS

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper celebrates after a home run during the fourth inning in Game 1 of the baseball NL Championship Series between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies in San Diego on Oct. 18, 2022. Gregory Bull/AP Photo

SAN DIEGO—Bryce Harper hit another postseason home run—no surprise there—and then Kyle Schwarber topped him by launching a shot that amazed even his teammates.

Harper hit his fourth homer this postseason and Schwarber hit a jaw-dropping, 488-foot drive that carried the Philadelphia Phillies over the San Diego Padres 2–0 Tuesday night to open the all-wild card NL Championship Series.