PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Schwarber continues to be insane.
The season numbers look great. He has 10 home runs and a .963 OPS. But the numbers against left-handed pitching are even better than they were last season. He came into the game with a 1.207 OPS against southpaws.
That number has gone up. With the lefty José Castillo making his season debut in the midst of multiple significant bullpen injuries for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Schwarber ambushed a first-pitch fastball and pulled it to right field for a game-tying home run.
On the other end, Max Kepler hasn’t had as nearly as much success against lefties.