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Like their counterparts in the National League East, the New York Mets, the Philadelphia Phillies are also riding a losing streak. The Phillies' losing streak hit five games, as the Phillies were swept for the first time this season by the Atlanta Braves.
Sunday’s loss marked another game in which the Phillies didn’t score more than five runs in a game, scoring nine total during the losing streak. Frustrations are beginning to mount in the locker room for the Phillies, with designated hitter Kyle Schwarber opting for an optimistic approach instead of wallowing in the doom and gloom.
Kyle Schwarber believes it’s “inevitable” that the Philadelphia Phillies fortunes will change
"Everyone in the dugout, everyone in the locker room, we’re all putting in the work,” Schwarber said to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com. “We’re all doing what we need to do. We all want to keep getting better. Results, chasing results, chasing hits, chasing all that, that’s not the way to go about it. I feel like on a daily basis, seeing the guys in here and the way that they’re working, it’s inevitable. It’s inevitable. At some point it’s going to change.”
Schwarber did all he could to help give the Phillies a victory on Sunday, but it was for naught. The runner-up in the MVP voting last year drove in both the Phillies' runs on a first-inning home run, while coming close to tying the game with two outs in the ninth inning with another.
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Signing a five-year ($150 million) contract in the offseason to remain in Philadelphia, Schwarber is one of the Phillies' leaders in the clubhouse. Since re-signing, Schwarber has been his usual self, hitting .227 with a .936 OPS and seven home runs in 21 games.
However, Schwarber is one man and can’t single-handedly give the Phillies the win. It takes a whole team.
As the Phillies' offense continues to scuffle — 25th in team batting average of .222 — maybe once the calendar turns to May, the Phillies will get back on track.
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