Howard Matches Schmidt
May 5, 2009
That did not take too long. With a bases-loaded swing Monday night against former Phil Kyle Lohse, Ryan Howard slugged his seventh grand slam of his career, pulling even with Mike Schmidt. The two are now tied for the club record.
The home run was Howard’s fifth of the season and the 182nd of his career. It also ran his season total to 19 RBI and 518 in his career. Those numbers are a long way off the club records, both held by Schmidt, but Howard continues to do things no Philly has done before, as he takes aim at a fourth consecutive 40 HR, 130 RBI season.
Howard also singled in a previous at bat. The two hits has pushed his batting average to .293 for the moment. After hitting just .251 last season, that is a welcome sign from the big man.
