The homer came in the Phillies' 126th game of the season. That's the same number of games it took Howard to get to 44 homers in 2006, per MLB Network's Sarah Langs. It ties the franchise record. Mike Schmidt's best total through 126 games was 39 in 1979.

The Philadelphia Phillies saw Kyle Schwarber hit yet another home run, putting him on par with Sammy Sosa in the MLB record books.

The Philadelphia Phillies announced that left-hander Jose Alvarado has been reinstated from the restricted list. That move was expected as he had served his 80-game PED suspension. To make room for him, the Phils optioned right-hander Nolan Hoffman to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and designated left-hander Josh Walker for assignment.

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander José Alvarado has returned from a rehab assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. He was reinstated from the restricted list before Tuesday night's game against Seattle.

José Alvarado is back with the Philadelphia Phillies. Per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN), the left-handed reliever returned from his rehab assignment from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and was reinstated from MLB's restricted list before the Phillies' matchup against the Seattle Mariners.

On Sunday afternoon against the Washington Nationals, Trea Turner hit an infield ground ball, and the Phillies jumped into action to retrieve the ball. His two hits earlier in the day brought him to 1,