EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsDYERSVILLE, Iowa -- Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs into the corn behind right field to stretch his major-league-leading total to 37, as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Thursday night in the first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years.Schwarber sent the third pitch from Twins right-hander Taj Bradley (9-5) into the cornfield that frames the picturesque backdrop for the uniquely rural regular-season game. The four-time All-Star, who has 224 homers in five years with the Phillies, followed with a two-run stalk shot in the fourth inning that right fielder Luke Keaschall nearly caught above the wall but had glance off his glove.Brandon Marsh added a two-run homer in the seventh to back Aaron Nola (4-9) in the right-hander's first victory in 15 starts since May 26.Keaschall, who recently transitioned from second base to right field, homered in the second inning and reached base three times. The Twins went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.Nola matched his season high with nine strikeouts over five innings. Marsh reached base four times, Luis Arraez had three hits and Bryson Stott drove in a run as the Phillies (65-58) moved a half-game ahead of Arizona for the third NL wild card.Bradley, who hasn't won since a three-start winning streak he took into the All-Star break, matched his shortest start of the season with four innings.Trevor Larnach and Ryan Jeffers had two hits apiece for the Twins (60-63), who are just below the AL wild-card cut and in third place in the AL Central, 3 games behind first-place Chicago.
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