After opening Thursday’s game with his fifth leadoff home run of the season, Washington Nationals slugger Kyle Schwarber crushed a three-run homer in his next at-bat against the Miami Marlins.
Schwarber belted a 0-2 fastball from Cody Poteet 413 feet to center field for his second home run of the game. The blast extended Washington’s lead to 4-0.
This is Schwarber’s fourth multi-home run game since June 12 when he was pegged leadoff hitter. In total, he has 12 home runs and 23 RBI in 13 games as Washington’s leadoff hitter this season.
His eight home runs in the last five games is tied for second-most in the same stretch.
Schwarber has been lightning in a bottle for the Nationals. He has plugged a glaring need for the club. He doesn’t steal bases or get on them the conventional way for a leadoff hitter. Instead, the slugger just keeps blasting home runs.
Schwarber is now one home run shy of tying the Nats franchise mark for most home runs in a month, trailing only Bryce Harper’s 13.
Keep in mind, Schwarber didn’t hit a home run in the month until June 13.
The two homers Thursday has propelled Schwarber to second in MLB this season in home runs with 21.
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