Alec Bohm homers twice to break out of slump as Phillies beat Rockies, 9-3

PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Schwarber's spot in the order wasn't due up for two more batters, but he was planted on the top step of the dugout anyway.

He'd been standing there since the ball had left Alec Bohm's bat, and had traveled 368 feet to land among the left-field seats. Schwarber - along with every other Phillies player - was waiting for Bohm to finish the trot around the bases for the first time since Opening Day to congratulate him.

And the next inning, when Bohm homered for the second time in as many at-bats, there Schwarber was again: Standing on the top step, his arm outstretched towards his teammate.

Bohm had spent the previous two days on the bench, as interim manager Don Mattingly wanted to give him a chance to reset as he searches for a way out of the deepest slump of his career. The third baseman entered Saturday's 9-3 win over the Rockies lugging a .433 OPS.

When he left the park that night, after knocking two homers and a double, it was up to .504. A start.

In between Bohm's homers, which both went to the pull-side, Schwarber smacked one of his own to the second deck.

After Bohm led off the third inning with his first homer of the game, consecutive singles from Bryson Stott and Trea Turner set the table for a three-run shot for Schwarber. Adolis García followed it up with a double, and scored on a single from Edmundo Sosa.

They continued to tack on against Colorado. Bohm hit another leadoff solo shot in the fourth, and Brandon Marsh drove in García with a sacrifice fly in the fifth.

The Phillies' offensive effort provided a cushion for their pitching staff, which had been taxed over the past two days with consecutive short outings from starters Andrew Painter and Jesús Luzardo.

On Saturday, Aaron Nola went 4 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits. He gave up a solo homer in the second, and two more runs scored on him in the fourth. With a runner on first, Nola thought he was out of the inning and started to walk off the field after Jake McCarthy was called out on strikes.

But McCarthy initiated an automated ball-strike challenge, and the strike call was overturned to ball four, extending the inning now with two runners on. Kyle Karros doubled on a fastball to drive in both for the Rockies.

Even after two homers, Bohm wasn't done. He sent a two-RBI double down the third base line in the eighth. He finished with four RBIs.

Turner finished with four hits.

Bryce Harper only played the top of the first before he was removed with a migraine. Felix Reyes took over at first base.

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This story was originally published May 9, 2026 at 7:03 PM.