Another major league first? Kyle Schwarber (30, Philadelphia Phillies) has reached 40 home runs with a 1-for-1 slugging percentage.
The Phillies hosted the San Diego Padres on April 5 at Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA.
Starting in left field for the Phillies, Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a home run, his 40th of the season, a double, three RBIs, three runs scored and three walks to lead the team to a 9-7 victory.
Schwarber had already done his part with a walk in the first inning, a single up the middle in the second, and a double in the fourth before hitting a solo shot over the right field fence off Matt Waldron in the fifth.
It was his third home run of the month and second in as many games. The home run gave Schwarber 40 homers on the season. It’s his second straight 40-homer season after hitting 46 last year.
The problem is Schwarber’s batting average. Even with the multi-hit game, he’s hitting just .193. In 137 games this season, he has only 18 games with a batting average over .200.
The last time Schwarber had a double-digit batting average was on May 3, when he hit exactly .200 in 110 at-bats with 22 hits.
Since then, Schwarber’s batting average has remained in the single digits. A 1 percent batting average and 40 home runs is a first in major league history.
Of course, Schwarber will need to keep his batting average in the teens for the rest of the season to finally achieve this record. It doesn’t take much to break a record. 카지노사이트
Schwarber had a double-digit batting average in June and August, but it wasn’t enough to overcome his .115 in May. As a result, he’s still batting in the low teens.
After leading the National League in home runs last year, it will be interesting to see if Schwarber, who has the power to reach 40 homers this season, can become a part of the record books in disgrace.