PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Kyle Schwarber hit three home runs and drove in six runs as the Philadelphia Phillies routed the New York Mets 15-3 on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.

Schwarber went 4 for 5 with a solo homer in the third inning, a three-run blast later that same frame and a two-run shot in the seventh. Bryce Harper added a 4-for-5 performance with a home run and three RBIs, and J.T. Realmuto had two doubles and drove in two runs. The Phillies pounded out 17 hits and scored in five of the first seven innings, breaking the game open with an eight-run third.

Cristopher Sánchez earned his ninth win of the season, allowing five hits and one earned run over six innings while striking out five. He improved to 9-3. Freddy Peralta took the loss for the Mets, falling to 5-6 after being pulled during the third-inning outburst.

The Mets struck first but not on the scoreboard. They went down in order in the top of the first against Sánchez, with Carson Benge striking out, Bo Bichette grounding out and Juan Soto grounding out.

Philadelphia wasted no time taking the lead in the bottom of the first. After Trea Turner popped out and Kyle Schwarber flied out, Harper launched his 16th home run of the season to right-center field. Brandon Marsh struck out to end the inning, but the Phillies led 1-0.

The Mets threatened in the second. Marcus Semien flied out, then Eric Wagaman walked. Francisco Alvarez singled, putting runners at first and second. But Mark Vientos struck out and Luis Torrens grounded out, stranding both.

Philadelphia added two runs in the bottom of the second. Alec Bohm led off with a single after a successful challenge on a trap play. Bryson Stott flied out, but Realmuto doubled to left, scoring Bohm. Gabriel Rincones Jr. popped out, then Justin Crawford doubled to center, scoring Realmuto to tie the game at 2-2. Turner popped out to end the inning, but the Phillies had tied it.

The game turned decisively in the third. Sánchez retired the Mets in order in the top half, striking out Zack Short and Benge before Bichette singled, then Soto singled, but Semien popped out. That set the stage for Philadelphia’s explosion.

Schwarber led off the bottom of the third with his 26th homer, a fly ball to right-center. Harper doubled to right, then Brandon Marsh singled to drive in Harper, with Marsh taking second on a throwing error by second baseman Marcus Semien. Bohm flied out, but Bryson Stott doubled to left, scoring Marsh. Realmuto doubled to left, scoring Stott. After Rincones struck out, Crawford walked. Turner singled to left, scoring Realmuto, and Crawford moved to second. Schwarber then launched his second homer of the inning, a three-run drive to right-center, scoring Crawford and Turner and making it 11-3. Harper followed with a single, but Marsh grounded out to end the inning. The Phillies sent 12 batters to the plate and scored eight runs on seven hits.

The Mets got one back in the fourth. After Wagaman grounded out and Alvarez grounded out, Vientos hit his ninth home run of the season, a solo shot to left. Torrens struck out to end the inning, leaving the score at 11-4.

Philadelphia added two more in the fifth. Rincones and Crawford struck out, but Turner singled. Schwarber singled sharply to right, moving Turner to second. Harper then tripled to center, scoring both runners to extend the lead to 13-4. Marsh popped out to end the inning.

The Mets mounted a brief rally in the seventh. Vientos singled to center off reliever Max Lazar. Torrens flied out, Short struck out, but Benge hit a two-run homer to right-center, his eighth of the season, scoring Vientos and cutting the deficit to 13-6. Brett Baty then grounded out.

Philadelphia answered immediately in the bottom of the seventh. Rincones flied out, but Crawford singled to left off reliever Tobias Myers. Turner forced Crawford at second, but Schwarber crushed his third home run of the game, a two-run shot to right that made it 15-6. Harper grounded out to end the inning.

Neither team scored in the final two innings. Lazar worked two innings for Philadelphia, allowing two hits and two earned runs with one strikeout. Mets reliever Cionel Pérez and Myers combined for four innings of relief, with Myers allowing the two runs in the seventh.

The Phillies improved to 41-35 with the win, while the Mets fell to 34-42. The game was played before a crowd of 43,402 and lasted 2 hours, 46 minutes.

For the Mets, Vientos finished 2 for 5 with a home run and an RBI. Benge went 1 for 5 with a two-run homer. Alvarez had one hit. Bo Bichette had two hits. The Mets managed only eight hits overall and left six runners on base.

For the Phillies, Harper’s triple in the fifth was his second of the year. Justin Crawford went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. Brandon Marsh had one hit and an RBI. Trea Turner had two hits and an RBI. Bryson Stott drove in a run with a double. The Phillies racked up 17 hits and drew three walks.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Philadelphia 5, New York 4, with an ELO system giving the Phillies a 60.10 percent probability of winning. Philadelphia was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 18 went under the over/under line of 7.5.