Kyle Schwarber’s Superman hitting ability in June helps Philadelphia Phillies soar past San Diego Padres

Kyle Schwarber can’t explain his superpower hitting a baseball in June. No one on the Philadelphia Phillies can.

The Phillies slugger wishes he had an answer for why he hits a baseball so well in a specific calendar month. At this rate, Schwarber just accepts his hitting for what it is.

“Baseball is such a crazy game where you can fluctuate, but you just kind of have to be able to stay the same,” Schwarber said on his Superman hitting ability in June. “You come in as the same guy every day and stay with the work.

“The results have been there the last couple Junes. This year, it’s just a credit to starting better and staying with the work. I had a good base from spring training and coming into the season and being able to stick with it.”

Schwarber continued his hot streak in June in Monday’s 9-2 win over the San Diego Padres, finishing 2-for-3 with two home runs and four RBIs. The first home run went 441 feet into the Padres bullpen while the second went 412 feet into the Phillies bullpen.

Schwarber accounted for 853 feet in his two home runs, his 15th and 16th of the season. He’s on pace for 36 home runs and 106 RBI, while hitting a career-best .253 with the Phillies.

“I’ve always come about the work and put myself in a really good position to when I do step out there in the field or in the box, you’re just going out there and competing,” Schwarber said. “You just don’t want to have any thoughts in your head. You just want to go out there and compete, have your approach and go from there.”