Yankees.com: Stanton stays red-hot with 451-ft blast, all 5 of Yanks’ RBIs

From Mark Feinsand:

Aaron Boone has seen Giancarlo Stanton go on plenty of heaters during their time together in the Bronx, but the slugger’s current run might top the list.

Stanton continued his second-half assault on opposing pitchers, hitting a Statcast-projected 451-foot homer and driving in all five runs for the Yankees in a 5-1 victory over the Nationals on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

In 30 games since the All-Star break, Stanton is hitting .362 (34-for-94) with 13 home runs and 32 RBIs, posting an OPS of 1.248 in 105 plate appearances. Among all players with at least 100 second-half plate appearances, only Nick Kurtz of the Athletics has a higher OPS (1.264).

“This, I feel like — and it’s saying a lot — is maybe as good as I’ve seen him, just consistency-wise,” Boone said prior to the Yankees’ 10th win in their last 14 games. “Consistency of at-bat after at-bat after at-bat. I feel like he is controlling the zone probably as well as I’ve ever seen him.”

Stanton initially shied away from calling this his best streak since joining the Yankees in 2018, though he said based on the way he feels, it certainly could qualify.

“I haven’t taken a huge dive into the underlying numbers, but if that’s in conversation, it’s a good conversation to have,” Stanton said. “I’m moving forward one day at a time, so I’ve just got to keep it rolling. … Make sure I’m ready [and] don’t miss the mistakes.”

While Aaron Judge continues to work through the right flexor strain that has kept him out of right field since July 25, Stanton’s ability to suit up in the outfield — he’s played right field 11 times since Aug. 9 — has enabled Boone to write both sluggers’ names into the lineup while Judge has been limited to designated-hitter duties.

What the fuck else is there to say about Giancarlo Stanton but WOW?

Luis Gil wasn’t terrible, but come on, five hits and four walks while needing almost 100 pitches to get through five innings? Not great, but he DID battle.

Fernando Cruz returned, and he showed the full Cruz display, hitting a batter, throwing a lot of pitches, but also striking out two batters on NASTY pitches. He left with the bases loaded and a lefty up, and Boone shockingly made the smart move of going to Tim Hill, who got out of the inning, and then Hill, Doval, and Bednar all pitched well in the next three innings (Doval, like Devin Williams, is fine if it is low leverage).

Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells continue to both suck about as much as a hitter could possibly suck.

The featured image is Stanton’s three-run double (somehow the image of that looked cooler than his 451-foot two-run home run).

The Nationals have a decent pitcher going tomorrow, the now-healthy Cade Cavalli, showing why he was once one of the top prospects in all of baseball. Hopefully Fried has figured something out with his new grip.