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Giancarlo Stanton’s 27th inning home run against the Yankees (+ Video)

Giancarlo Stanton’s 27th inning home run against the Yankees (+ Video)


Giancarlo Stanton It gave an early advantage to New York Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles, after hitting a solo home run on September 26, setting expectations positive for those from the Bronx for a title shot. Eastern Division in the American League With only a few days left until the Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season ends.

The New York team needs a victory against Baltimore To secure first place in the section. However, those led by Aaron Boone suffered two consecutive defeats in Yankee stadiumwhich delayed their coronation with four games remaining before the start of the post-season, where both teams had already secured their spots.

This Thursday they met again in the same scenario as the previous matches. there, Corbin Burns He took the mound for the Orioles and Gerrit Cole for the New York Yankees. This was an indication that the game was dominated by pitching.

Giancarlo Stanton showed his power and finished zero for the Yankees

The first episode seemed to indicate that, as they both reached zero. But then it’s time to Giancarlo Stantonwho showed up at home with the score tied at zero, one out on the board and no men on base. It looked as if Burns was going to dominate another at-bat, especially after throwing a sliding ball that sparked the team’s big wrath.

On the next pitch he repeated the slider at 83 miles, which Giancarlo Stanton He connected with the power and toughness to deposit it deep 377 feet between left field and center, giving a 1-by-0 advantage to the New Yorkers who were starting to hope for an American League East title.

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However, Giancarlo Stanton He hit 27 home runs this season and 429 lifetime hits in the majors, making himself the active player with the most home runs. He also had 69 RBIs and 48 runs scored, with a .235 batting average. Additionally, he has 19 doubles and 95 hits total.

As for the New York Yankees, they are in first place with a record of 92-66, 4.0 games behind Baltimore, which has a record of 88-70, so winning this game will be crucial, because it will make it impossible for the Orioles to reach this goal.