NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton joined the 300-home run club Thursday night
Freddie Freeman Jersey , connecting for a two-run drive in the third inning against the Detroit Tigers.Stanton ended a 10-game homerless drought and became
the 147th player to reach the mark, 11 of them active. He did it in 1,119 games,
making him the fifth-fastest to hit the milestone behind Ralph Kiner, Ryan
Howard, Juan Gonzalez and Alex Rodriguez.At 28, Stanton was the ninth-youngest
player to hit 300. He hit his 33rd homer for New York. He led the majors with 59
last year and was the NL MVP before Miami traded him to the Yankees.Stanton went
the opposite way for a drive into the right field seats on a 3-1 pitch from
left-hander Francisco Liriano.Stanton watched the path of the ball for a couple
seconds before flipping his bat aside with a small smile on his face. After
rounding the bases and receiving a warm ovation from his teammates, he emerged
from the dugout and doffed his helmet to the fans offering a standing
ovation.The home run continued a gradual feeling-out process between the fans
and Stanton, whose slumps have made him the occasional target for boos during
his first season with the Yankees. He’s had three dry spells of 10 or more games
without a home run this year. MIAMI (AP) — After being held out of the lineup to
rest
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two-run home run in the seventh inning to help the Miami Marlins beat the
Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Saturday night.“It was kind of a reset,” Anderson said.
“It helps your body, your legs get underneath you. I was relaxed for a day even
if I had that one at-bat. I just tried to go in and have a good at bat
especially In a situation like that. The pressure is not on me, it’s on the
other pitcher.”Anderson delivered his first career pinch-hit home run and the
10th of the season with his shot to left field off Chad Sobotka for a 3-0
lead.“That was huge,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “It’s one of those
games you’re walking a tight rope. Anything can happen and you see what happened
in the ninth with the leadoff homer. You still had some breathing room.”Dansby
Swanson led off the ninth with his 13th home run of the season, cutting the
deficit to 3-1 and ending a 21-inning scoreless drought to the Marlins in the
series.“We just really haven’t been able to string anything together,” Swanson
said. “A combination of that is us not swinging the way we’re capable of, but at
the same time there’s obviously a reason for that and I think you can give a
little bit of credit where credit is due
http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-bob-uecker-jersey , and they’ve thrown the ball lately.”Wei-Yin Chen (5-9) struck out 10 over six
innings. It was the third time in his career he struck out at least 10.“I felt
very consistent out there,” Chen said through a translator. “I still had my
command on the pitches in the late innings.”After allowing the homer to Swanson,
Drew Steckenrider retired the next three batters to end the game for his second
save.Braves starter Anibal Sanchez (6-5) exited with right hamstring tightness
after 5 2/3 innings and 98 pitches. Sanchez allowed four hits and one run.“In
the hitter I couldn’t push my body to home plate and that’s why I lost my
command against the last hitter,” Sanchez said.Sanchez dealt with a hamstring
injury earlier in the season causing him to miss 37 games.“When I started to
feel something on my hamstring after the injury that I got earlier in the
season, after that I tried to take care of it more in between outings and I
think one time after Cincinnati–I’m just going to do my best to stay in the
game,” Sanchez said. “I don’t want to just get those innings and it happens
again.”The Marlins got on the scoreboard in the sixth when Rafael Ortega led off
with a triple to right and scored on a sacrifice fly by J.T. Realmuto.SEVEN WITH
10 HOMERSAnderson became the seventh Marlins player to reach double-digits in
home runs this season. It is the most players with at least 10 in a season since
the 2008 team also had seven.ACUNA STAYING HOTBraves rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. was
2 for 4 and is hitting .340 (32 for 94) in August with 18 extra-base
hits.TRAINER’S ROOMBraves: Manager Brian Snitker thought Sanchez’s hamstring
issue could be related to dehydration or cramping. “Could be,” Sanchez said. …
The pitching staff could be getting a boost for the stretch run with Brandon
McCarthy (knee), Peter Moylan (forearm), Shane Carle (shoulder)
Tyler Flowers Jersey , and Arodys Vizcaino (shoulder) nearing returns. “We’ve got guys that should be back that are going to be big for us,” Snitker
said.Marlins: OF Lewis Brinson (hip) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A New
Orleans. … OF Garrett Cooper (wrist) had a setback in a rehab appearance and has
returned to Miami for further evaluation possibly ending his season.UP
NEXTBraves: RHP Kevin Gausman (8-9, 3.99 ERA) is scheduled to start Sunday’s
series finale. Gausman has won his last three starts posting a 1.23 ERA.Marlins:
RHP Pablo Lopez (2-3, 4.42) allowed six runs, five earned, over 5 1/3 innings in
his only start against the Braves on Aug. 13.
