Stanton went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a walkoff single in Friday's extra-innings win over Baltimore. The year-old opened the scoring for the Yankees in the fourth inning.
Stanton then knocked in initial runner Aaron Judge with a single in the 11th. With multiple hits in six of his last 10 games, including six homers, Stanton is crushing it at the plate. He's posted a. Stanton is back in the lineup Friday against the Orioles. Stanton has been red-hot and batted. Stanton isn't starting Wednesday against the Angels. Stanton will get a rare day off after he went 5-for with a home run, four RBI and a strikeout across the last three games. Aaron Judge will shift to right field while Brett Gardner starts in center.
Stanton has been on a power surge as of late with five home runs in his last seven games. His homer Monday was a two-run blast that traveled feet to tie the game in the seventh inning. Stanton has hit safely in 21 of his last 25 games and is slashing. For the year, the year-old has hit 25 home runs and is slashing. Stanton went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in an victory versus the Athletics. The slugger's mammoth foot blast in the fourth inning was his 17th career long ball of at least feet, per Marly Rivera of ESPN.
Stanton has reached base in 23 straight games, during which he has slashed. My swing feels good. We'll see in five days. My goal is to continue to get ready for the season, and I hope to help the club. Michael King sees multiple avenues to help the Yankees this season, be it as a starting pitcher or providing length out of the bullpen.
Rather than sweat his chances of cracking the Opening Day roster, King said that he is focusing on a goal of pitching innings for the big league club this season, regardless of his role.
I think that if I contribute solid innings to this team, it would be very beneficial for this season. Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. King registered six strikeouts against one walk over four innings on Saturday, holding the Orioles to one run on two hits. King of the hill. Giancarlo Stanton averaged over games in the outfield per year during his eight seasons with the Marlins, but he has rarely been tasked with defensive work since joining the Yankees.
A reliable fielder during most of his campaigns in Florida, Stanton needed his glove just 73 times in , his debut season with the Yankees and in the American League. With frequent access to the designated hitter role, Stanton saw even less action in , playing a mere 13 times in the field. This year was much of the same through the first four months of the season. The year-old has battled various injuries throughout his time in New York, so limiting Stanton to the DH position has served as an attempt to keep him healthy and his potent bat in the lineup.
As far as MLB players go, Stanton may still be a top-tier talent, and he might be just as consistent as anyone. But if all power-hitting is necessarily inconsistent, than perhaps the type of player Stanton is, is simply not one the Yankees need right now. Then again, well-timed inconsistency can be a good thing.
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