Phillies 9, Rockies 3: Bohm’s Two Homers and Schwarber’s Upper-Deck Shot

The lead

May 9, 2026 - Philadelphia - The Philadelphia Phillies welcomed Alec Bohm back from a two-game benching with the loud kind of statement the standings notice. Bohm homered twice, doubled, drove in four runs, Kyle Schwarber launched a three-run shot to the upper deck in right, and Philadelphia beat the Colorado Rockies 9-3 on Saturday night, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.

Trea Turner added four hits for a club that improved to 9-3 under interim skipper Don Mattingly.

How the game turned

Willi Castro staked Colorado to a second-inning lead with his second homer of the year off Aaron Nola. The Phillies answered in the third against Kyle Freeland (1-4): Bohm tied it with a homer to left, Bryson Stott and Turner singled, and Schwarber unloaded for his National League-leading 14th long ball of 2026.

Philadelphia stacked another run in the fourth when Bohm went deep again, then padded with a two-run double in the eighth as his average climbed out of a season-long rut that had him at .159 entering the night.

A Rockies rally in the fourth hinged on replay: Nola thought he had Jake McCarthy struck out on a 3-2 offering, but an ABS challenge flipped the call to a ball before Kyle Karros doubled home two runs to make it 5-3.

Pitching and matchup notes

Nola exited after 4 2/3 innings and 94 pitches with the lead intact. Tim Mayza (1-1) recorded the last out of the fifth, and Phillies relievers did not allow a hit the rest of the way, per AP.

Freeland absorbed seven runs, six earned, on 10 hits across five innings—too much traffic once Bohm and Schwarber began pulling balls in the air. Bryce Harper left after the first with a migraine, per the team, forcing early lineup shuffling Philadelphia still overcame.

Bats that changed the board

Bohm’s 3-for-4 night with two homers, a double, and four RBI anchored the card. Turner’s perfect-contact evening kept innings alive ahead of Schwarber’s damage, while the bullpen slam kept Colorado from a second push after the Karros double.

AthX Engine fantasy angle

Philadelphia posted 18 AthX Engine team FP on May 9, with Alec Bohm’s 16 hitting FP topping the daily hitter board on AthX Engine. Multi-homer nights with a double still clear most lineups when the rotation hands off a lead. AthX Engine differs from dynamic pricing.

What comes next

Tomoyuki Sugano and Cristopher Sánchez were listed for Sunday’s rubber match as Colorado looks for a reset and Philadelphia tries to carry Mattingly-era momentum forward.

*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB gameday wrap, CBS Sports recap, Associated Press via CBS, and AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*