Kyle Schwarber ties Reggie Jackson mark as Phillies take 2-0 NLCS lead - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — In Philadelphia, everyone refers to this month as Red October.

The exact definition is a little hazy, but let's settle on this one: It means home runs — lots of home runs. Lots of loud home runs that increase in decibel level as the home fans realize the ball is soaring over the outfield fence.

Kyle Schwarber belted two of those booming blasts in Tuesday's 10-0 victory for the Philadelphia Phillies over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Trea Turner added a third one and the Phillies tacked on a bunch of runs late in the game to move two wins away from returning to the World Series. Schwarber's first multi-homer game of his postseason career gave him 18 — matching Reggie Jackson for the most ever by a left-handed batter.

For the Phillies, the barrage of Red October continued: They've hit 15 home runs over four games, the most in a four-game span in postseason history.

Once again, they feasted on four-seam fastballs. After they hit three home runs off Zac Gallen fastballs in Game 1, Turner's first-inning blast against Merrill Kelly came off a four-seamer, as did Schwarber's shot in the third inning that landed in the first row of seats above the scoreboard in right field. His second home run, off a Kelly changeup, was a more conventional Schwarbomb: 427 feet to right-center with a 108.5 mph exit velocity.

Schwarber is certainly one of the most unusual leadoff hitters in major league history. He hit .197. He led the majors in strikeouts. He didn't steal a base. But he hits home runs — 47 of them in the regular season — and he draws walks, and the Phillies have thrived ever since he moved into the leadoff spot in early June. The Phillies were 25-31 on June 2 when manager Rob Thomson started Schwarber, hitting .160 at