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The Nationals had been getting excellent pitching lately, but needed a spark on offense. Enter, leadoff man Kyle Schwarber...

On June 8th against the Tampa Bay Rays, Kyle Schwarber found himself in a spot that he hadn’t been in for a while when Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez put the slugging left fielder in the leadoff spot of his batting order.

Schwarber didn’t get off to a great start, going 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts...

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