Barry Bonds isn’t dead, so he can’t be resurrected as Kyle Schwarber. But maybe peak Bonds was able to slip the bonds of space and time and warg into Schwarber’s body, as the Nationals’ leadoff hitter is on the best power run baseball has seen since Bonds ruled the game.
With two dingers Monday, Schwarber now has 15 in his last 17 games. Incredibly, seven of them have come against the Mets, in just three games and 11 at-bats.
Behind Schwarber’s swats and five homers total, the Nationals beat the Mets 8-4 and got back to .