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Reds Radio Broadcaster Delivers Classic Lines Before and After Schwarbomb

By Nick Piccone

Published: Jul 8th, 2026 · 4:15 PM EDT

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The Phillies won the series opener in Cincinnati with the big play coming from the bat of Kyle Schwarber.

Schwarber went into Tuesday’s contest not having a home run in his previous seven games. He snapped that streak in his second at-bat, a two-run bomb in the top of the third inning to give the Phillies a 3-0 lead.

But it was Reds radio broadcaster and former Phillie, Jeff Brantley, who stole the show for me:

This is incredible

"And you can rest assured that it doesn't matter if it's 3-0 or 0-0, Schwarber is swinging if it's something he likes. And it is a three-ball, no-strike count. Pitch from Abbott. Boom. It is 3-0."

How Kyle Schwarber's homecoming bomb sounded on Reds radio https://t.co/Tcezkxw6DM pic.twitter.com/RnXU1eD2iG

— Nick Piccone (@_piccone) July 8, 2026

“And you can rest assured that it doesn’t matter if it’s 3-0 or 0-0, Schwarber is swinging if it’s something he likes. And it is a three-ball, no-strike count. Pitch from Abbott. Boom. It is three to nothing. A home run into the bleachers in right field, and I mean it was a rocket. No sooner did I get that out of my mouth he was swinging 3-0, and he did. There are certain hitters that 3-0, you just don’t give ’em anything to hit. And that pitch was right at the catcher’s mask. It was right in the heart of the plate. And a guy like Kyle Schwarber… uh-uh.”

Just a masterful set-up by Brantley. Phillies hitters through the years have a knack for delivering key hits after an opposing announcer sets it up on a tee. Whether it’s talking about a player’s current struggles, asking their team to not exhale in a critical moment, or just wondering why the current hitter isn’t being pinch-hit for before they deliver a game-killing hit. And Tuesday night’s dinger by Schwarber was the eventual game-winner.

Maybe this will be part of a new streak for Schwarber. Seven games in a row with a home run? Let’s go.