Phillies' Kyle Schwarber forces his way into power hitter rankings after red-hot stretch

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The Philadelphia Phillies did not get off to the best start this season. After their first 20 games, they held an 8-12 record, and things were not looking good for this team.

However, they have rebounded in a big way since and are digging themselves out of the early-season hole they found themselves in. Philadelphia holds a 20-23 record, which isn't great, but they are coming off three consecutive series wins.

A big reason for this is that some of the Phillies' stars are stepping up. Bryce Harper is getting back on track, but nobody is leading the offense like Kyle Schwarber has been lately. He has been on absolute fire over the past week.

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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber forces his way into power hitter rankings after red-hot stretch

So far, Schwarber has played in 43 games, hitting .226/.359/.604 with an MLB-leading 17 home runs and 28 runs batted in. This comes after an incredible stretch where he tied a Phillies franchise record with five consecutive homers.