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Nationals' Rejuvenated Kyle Schwarber Has Slugged His Way into NL MVP Race

A few weeks ago, Kyle Schwarber was having a decent yet unspectacular season for a Washington Nationals club that was deep underwater in the National League East.

Now the Nats can't stop winning, precisely because their burly left fielder just can't stop hitting home runs.

With this 112.1 mph, 434-foot blast off Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Rich Hill at Nationals Park on Tuesday, Schwarber notched his 12th homer in his last 10 games:

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