The Philadelphia Phillies beat up on the woeful Colorado Rockies on Monday night, notching a 9-3 victory that included a titanic solo blast by Kyle Schwarber that served as the 300th homer of his career. The ninth-inning missile featured an exit velocity of 109.3 mph and traveld 466 feet before denting the facade of Coors Field's third deck.

Bryce Harper got the Phillies within a run on a sac-fly in the seventh inning, and that set the stage for Alec Bohm's clutch two-run shot to put Philly on top for good. It was a 4-3 game at the time, but the Phillies obviously weren't done yet.

An iconic feature of Coors is the Rockpile -- bleachers in straightaway center field. The seats have such a clear view of the action that they somehow feel close. Tickets can be purchased in advance, but a number of tickets are available for most game days for a low price -- $4 and $1 in 2024.

Shortstop Ryan Ritter and reliever Welinton Herrera – both of whom are ranked as top-25 prospects in the Colorado Rockies' farm system – were rewarded for their breakouts.

Going strictly by the raw numbers, the Rockies were on pace to finish the season with a 26-136 record as they entered this weekend’s three-game series at Arizona. Were that to hold, the Rockies would obliterate Chicago’s record for the most losses in a season.

Colorado starter Kyle Freeland allowed one run and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings but was denied his first win of the season. Ezequiel Tovar homered and drove in two runs for the Rockies, who fell to 8-39 — the worst 47-game start in the modern era that dates to 1901.

The circumstances have changed, but the goal remains the same for the Philadelphia Phillies: Win the World Series for the first time since 2008.

Kyle Schwarber hits 300th career HR as Phillies rally past Rockies in dominant ninth inning to extend win streak.

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