P” chants rained down from the Citizens Bank Park crowd. The Baltimore Orioles bullpen had been stripped down to the studs last week at the trade deadline, and right-hander Yaramil Hiraldo, recalled just four days before,

The grand slam, Schwarber’s 40th homer of the season, sealed a 13-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday. It was his second home run of the game, and 10th since his dominance in the All-Star Game swing-off on July 15. Now, Schwarber leads the National League in home runs, sitting second in the majors (Cal Raleigh has 42).

Schwarber currently has the third-best odds in the NL for winning the MVP award this season. Shohei Ohtani is leading the race to win his third-straight MVP title (-700) with Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong in second with +900 odds, via ESPN. Schwarber follows them with 10-1 odds.