Kyle Schwarber is on an absolute tear, and he's not satisfied yet. The Phillies slugger tied a franchise record by launching a home run for the fifth straight game Tuesday night, sending his major league-leading 17th dinger of the season into the Boston night to power Philadelphia to a 2-1 win over the Red Sox.
"I feel I can get better," Schwarber said after the game. "Obviously, good results. I'm more kind of looking at the overall days. Kind of the last two where I felt like it was multiple good at-bats versus just kind of one. Those are the things I more care about."
The 33-year-old's six homers over this five-game stretch mark the first time he's achieved such a feat in his career. With this hot streak, Schwarber joins an elite group of Phillies legends—Bobby Abreu, Dick Allen, Odúbel Herrera, Rhys Hoskins, Mike Schmidt, Trea Turner, and Chase Utley—as the only players in franchise history to homer in five consecutive games. The last to do it was Turner, who accomplished the feat from August 8 to September 2, 2023.
"Absolutely you want to have instant results—home run, I put a run on the board," Schwarber explained. "But you want to also feel like you're doing more throughout your whole day and feel you're really putting together some consistent at-bats. I feel like I'm hopefully starting to get to that point."
Schwarber's surge has perfectly coincided with the Phillies' recent turnaround under interim manager Don Mattingly, who took over after the team fired Rob Thomson. Philadelphia (20-22) has now won three straight and six of their last eight, going an impressive 11-3 since Mattingly stepped in.
"He's just one of those guys that if you make mistakes, he makes you pay," Mattingly said of Schwarber.
The veteran outfielder has fond memories of Fenway Park, where he played 21 games for the Red Sox after being traded from Washington in July 2021. During that stint, he crushed seven homers with a .522 slugging percentage. "I've kind of just had an eye for the park," Schwarber noted. "When I got traded over, I had really good success. And then, previously, coming back one time before that I had a pretty good series. It's just always seems to just fit the eye. When I step in the box there's not much that I really think about. I just go up and..."
With his current form, Schwarber is proving that even a historic hot streak is just the beginning for this Phillies powerhouse. For fans looking to channel that same energy on the field, gear up with the latest batting gloves and performance apparel—because when you're locked in like Schwarber, every swing counts.