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20th HR shows Howard can do more with less
- Updated: August 31, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit his 20th homer of the season in Tuesday night’s 3-2 loss to the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park.
It is the 11th time Howard has hit 20 or more homers in a season, so the accomplishment in and of itself is not unusual. But considering that he has spent the 2016 campaign in a reserve role, it is noteworthy that he has hit 20 in just 276 at-bats.
“It’s cool,” Howard said. “It just goes to show, just keep trying to [plug] away and just keep swinging and doing what you do. Even though it’s a lot less at-bats, hopefully, it shows something.”
Howard is …
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