One game does not a turnaround make, but Kyle Schwarber’s eight total bases in Wednesday’s loss sure had the makings of a defining performance. He was more aggressive at the plate, attacking pitches while also taking what the pitchers gave him, hitting a homer and a double to the opposite field and yanking another double to right-center.
To add to the impressive nature of his feat, the latter two hits came in two-strike counts, which had been a real bugaboo for him prior to that. Schwarber entered the game batting only .088 with two strikes in general and only .