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Why Kyle Schwarber might continue his Babe Ruth impression through the summer

Why Kyle Schwarber might continue his Babe Ruth impression through the summer
There are plenty of signs that point to a sustained high level of longballs in the months ahead.

Having Trea Turner and Juan Soto in the No. 2 and No. 3 spot helps Schwarber get a steady diet of fastballs, too, since if pitchers get too cute and miss the strike zone, they face greater danger with a runner on base. All three hitters have a walk rate above 10 percent, too, making this trio very difficult to keep off the base paths. Moreover, Turner is batting .339 with a .968 OPS from the second spot since Schwarber assumed leadoff duties, while Soto is batting .291 with a .753 OPS. Since Schwarber was penciled in as the No. 1 spot of the batting order on June 13, no team in the majors has gotten more production from its first three hitters than Washington. Schwarber, Turner and Soto combine for a 1.243 OPS and .503 weighted on-base average, both light-years ahead of the league averages for the same (.797 and .342, respectively).

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