Kyle Schwarber talked his way into a historic night at the plate

Entering Tuesday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber had been on a tough cold stretch, collecting only two hits in his last 27 at-bats. He was mentally and even visibly frustrated at times, apparent during and after some of his swings.

The power hitter and fan-favorite took to the cages on the weekend with renowned hitting coach Kevin Long to work through his swing and bounce things off each other, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. Safe to say, whatever they talked about in there worked.

Kyle Schwarber talked his way into a historic night at the plate

Schwarber went 5-for-6 on the night with three home runs and six RBI. Per MLB.com's Paull Casella, he is now only the second player in Phillies history to finish a game with five hits and three round-trippers, next to all-time great Mike Schmidt, who had an iconic four-homer game.

Not only was the 31-year-old superstar impressive against the Blue Jays, but his efforts also helped to overcome a quick 6-1 first-inning deficit. After Schwarber led off the game with a solo shot, he followed it up with another solo shot in the fourth. Finally, his mammoth three-run home run in the ninth gave the Phillies the lead and, after a quick ninth inning from Matt Strahm, the win.

During his post-game interview with NBC Sports Philadelphia, he was asked about his approach to the off day after a successful week of games for the team, but not so much for himself. After briefly belittling his own golf game, he spoke about the extra work he put in behind the scenes.

"The biggest thing was going in to work with K Long and Dusty and Raffe, just trying to figure out a couple things, especially against right-handed pitching," Schwarber said. "Trying to be in a good position to fire and make a good decision on the pitch... right, that's what it's about."

Not only did Schwarber feel more confident entering this series against the Blue Jays, manager Rob Thomson also felt that the former Cub was getting back in the swing of things after his last at-bat against Atlanta on Sunday, ending in a 110.9 mph lineout to center field.

That swing did indeed seem to translate to Tuesday's game. In his six at-bats, the leadoff hitter put five balls in play. The average miles per hour of those hits were 107.26 miles per hour. The exit velocities included:

Although it is only a one-game sample size, Schwarber's average exit velocity during Tuesday's entire game was almost twelve miles per hour harder than the MLB leader in average exit velocity, Aaron Judge. His 114.4 mph home run would put him in the top 35 for max exit velocity if he had not already hit one 115.6 mph earlier this season, ranking him 17th.

As Schwarber spoke on in his interview, his success versus right-handed pitching is very promising going into the end of the season and into October as the lefty has unusually hit only .203 against right-handers this season in comparison to .317 against pitchers from his own side. All three of his home runs and his double in the third came off right-handed pitching.

It is obvious that Schwarber felt the struggles and didn't want to let them linger any longer. Putting in the extra work with his teammate Alec Bohm as well as one of the best hitting coaches in the game in Long, the veteran was able to right himself and get a smooth pocket to swing out of. For someone who has been in the game as long as he has, oftentimes, talking and evaluating can be even more important than repetition.