Cubs leadoff man Kyle Schwarber stepped to the plate Tuesday night against the White Sox and hammered Ivan Nova’s first pitch of the game into the left field bleachers. It was Schwarber’s 16th homer of the season, the last two of which have come on the first pitch he saw, and further emphasized the lefty’s more aggressive plate approach of late
Schwarber’s batting .279 over 66 June plate appearances, posting a 136 wRC+ and a .344 ISO that includes six homers. And he’s doing it while showing a good deal less patience at the plate, as his walk rate has dropped from 14.