August 31, 2018

Stanton won’t let ugly loss dampen joy of his 300th homer

by Felix Pantaleón

Luke Voit’s two-run homer in the seventh inning Thursday put the Yankees in position to win on the night Giancarlo Stanton slugged the 300th home run of his career. Nevertheless, a ninth-inning flush job by Dellin Betances led to an 8-7 loss to the Tigers. It took some of the glitz off Stanton’s achievement, even…

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Written by Felix Pantaleón

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