MIAMI -- Giancarlo Stanton took care of business right away.
Stanton hit his team-record 43rd home run, connecting in his fifth straight game and sending the Miami Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Monday night.
Stanton broke the club mark of 42 homers set by Gary Sheffield in 1996, doing it in the Marlins' 117th game of the season.
"When you're one homer or one hit away from a record, you don't want to let it linger because then every at-bat is, 'Is he going to do it? Is he going to do it?'" Stanton said. "So luckily I got it out of the way right away, put us on top, and able to finish."
Stanton has homered 22 times in his past 34 games. Since July 17 he has 17 home runs, as many as the Giants have as a team in that span.
"He's on a sick tear," Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon said. "He's amazing."
Said Giants manager Bruce Bochy: "Stanton is in one of those streaks -- very few power hitters have done what he's doing right now."
Stanton set another team record for most consecutive games with a home run when he tagged Ty Blach (8-8) for a two-run drive in the first inning.
Blach said, "I thought I made a pretty decent pitch. He's such a strong guy."
The All-Star slugger later had an RBI single as Miami won its fourth in a row.
"For him to finally have a smile on his face and have a little charisma about himself and stop being so monotone all the time is pretty cool," Gordon said.
Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Marlins. Gordon had three hits, scored twice, and drove in a run to help back Adam Conley (5-5), who allowed three runs in 6⅓ innings.
"A lot of good things happened where you play the kind of game you like to see," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "Obviously Giancarlo's been incredible, but we know there's going to be nights he's not going to do it and we're going to have to be able to score runs somehow."
Denard Span's two-run double tied the game in the third and Hunter Pence's single put the Giants on top 3-2. Christian Yelich tied it with an RBI single in the bottom half.
Gordon and Stanton hit back-to-back RBI singles in the fourth. Ozuna hit a solo home run, his 27th, in the fifth.
GORDON HEATS UP
Gordon has a 10-game hitting streak at Marlins Park and is hitting .415 (17-for-41) during that span after his 16th three-hit game of the season.
Gordon led off with a single before Stanton immediately followed with a home run.
"It's been my fault the last week-and-a-half because I haven't been getting on base in front of him to start the game," Gordon said. "He's only been getting one RBI."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: 2B Joe Panik was hit in the head during the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at Washington and did not play. "He's doing well," Bochy said. "He's doing just fine. He was going to get the day off anyway playing both games, all three games there in one day. We'll see in another 24 hours to make sure he is OK. Looks good right now."
Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (arm) has a one-inning simulated game scheduled for Tuesday. ... SS JT Riddle (left shoulder) had labrum surgery last week and has been ruled out for six months.
UP NEXT
Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-5, 2.71 ERA) will start the second game of the series with RHP Matt Cain (3-9, 5.22) getting the start on Wednesday. Bumgarner is 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in six starts against the Marlins.
Marlins: RHP Dan Straily (7-8, 3.74) will take the mound looking for his first win since July 7, a span of six starts. Straily is 0-4 with a 5.17 ERA during the span.
Information from The Associated Press and ESPN Stats & Information was used in this report.
Stanton hit his team-record 43rd home run, connecting in his fifth straight game and sending the Miami Marlins over the San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Monday night.
Stanton broke the club mark of 42 homers set by Gary Sheffield in 1996, doing it in the Marlins' 117th game of the season.
"When you're one homer or one hit away from a record, you don't want to let it linger because then every at-bat is, 'Is he going to do it? Is he going to do it?'" Stanton said. "So luckily I got it out of the way right away, put us on top, and able to finish."
Stanton has homered 22 times in his past 34 games. Since July 17 he has 17 home runs, as many as the Giants have as a team in that span.
"He's on a sick tear," Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon said. "He's amazing."
Said Giants manager Bruce Bochy: "Stanton is in one of those streaks -- very few power hitters have done what he's doing right now."
Stanton set another team record for most consecutive games with a home run when he tagged Ty Blach (8-8) for a two-run drive in the first inning.
Blach said, "I thought I made a pretty decent pitch. He's such a strong guy."
The All-Star slugger later had an RBI single as Miami won its fourth in a row.
"For him to finally have a smile on his face and have a little charisma about himself and stop being so monotone all the time is pretty cool," Gordon said.
Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Marlins. Gordon had three hits, scored twice, and drove in a run to help back Adam Conley (5-5), who allowed three runs in 6⅓ innings.
"A lot of good things happened where you play the kind of game you like to see," Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. "Obviously Giancarlo's been incredible, but we know there's going to be nights he's not going to do it and we're going to have to be able to score runs somehow."
Denard Span's two-run double tied the game in the third and Hunter Pence's single put the Giants on top 3-2. Christian Yelich tied it with an RBI single in the bottom half.
Gordon and Stanton hit back-to-back RBI singles in the fourth. Ozuna hit a solo home run, his 27th, in the fifth.
GORDON HEATS UP
Gordon has a 10-game hitting streak at Marlins Park and is hitting .415 (17-for-41) during that span after his 16th three-hit game of the season.
Gordon led off with a single before Stanton immediately followed with a home run.
"It's been my fault the last week-and-a-half because I haven't been getting on base in front of him to start the game," Gordon said. "He's only been getting one RBI."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: 2B Joe Panik was hit in the head during the second game of Sunday's doubleheader at Washington and did not play. "He's doing well," Bochy said. "He's doing just fine. He was going to get the day off anyway playing both games, all three games there in one day. We'll see in another 24 hours to make sure he is OK. Looks good right now."
Marlins: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (arm) has a one-inning simulated game scheduled for Tuesday. ... SS JT Riddle (left shoulder) had labrum surgery last week and has been ruled out for six months.
UP NEXT
Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-5, 2.71 ERA) will start the second game of the series with RHP Matt Cain (3-9, 5.22) getting the start on Wednesday. Bumgarner is 1-3 with a 4.50 ERA in six starts against the Marlins.
Marlins: RHP Dan Straily (7-8, 3.74) will take the mound looking for his first win since July 7, a span of six starts. Straily is 0-4 with a 5.17 ERA during the span.
Information from The Associated Press and ESPN Stats & Information was used in this report.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hernández grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Pence grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Gordon singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Stanton homered to left (382 feet), Gordon scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Yelich lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Ozuna struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Realmuto singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Moore flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Posey flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Hundley singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Crawford grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Hundley out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Dietrich fouled out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Rojas grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Conley grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Sandoval singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Tomlinson walked, Sandoval to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Blach sacrificed to third, Sandoval to third, Tomlinson to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Span hit a ground rule double to deep right, Sandoval and Tomlinson scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Hernández flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Pence singled to left, Span scored, Pence to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 2 |
| Posey intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Hundley walked, Pence to third, Posey to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Crawford grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Gordon reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Stanton flied out to center, Gordon to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Yelich singled to left center, Gordon scored. | 3 | 3 |
| Ozuna grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Yelich out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| Realmuto grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ozuna out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Sandoval flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Tomlinson bunt grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 3 |
| Blach flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Moore grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| Dietrich singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Rojas walked, Dietrich to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Conley sacrificed to third, Dietrich to third, Rojas to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Gordon reached on infield single to second, Dietrich scored, Rojas to third. | 3 | 4 |
| Stanton singled to left, Rojas scored, Gordon to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Span grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| Hernández grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| Pence singled to center. | 3 | 5 |
| Posey flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Ozuna homered to center (456 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| Realmuto grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Moore popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| Dietrich lined out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Hundley popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Crawford fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 6 |
| Sandoval grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ty Blach pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Rojas walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Conley sacrificed to pitcher, Rojas to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Gordon lined out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Stanton intentionally walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Yelich grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Conley pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Tomlinson singled to right. | 3 | 6 |
| Moncrief hit for Blach. | 3 | 6 |
| Moncrief grounded into fielder's choice to first, Tomlinson out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| Steckenrider relieved Conley. | 3 | 6 |
| Span lined out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| Parker hit for Hernández. | 3 | 6 |
| Parker struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Crick pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Parker in left field. | 3 | 6 |
| Crick relieved Blach. | 3 | 6 |
| Ozuna walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Realmuto struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Moore doubled to deep right center, Ozuna scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Dietrich walked. | 3 | 7 |
| Rojas hit by pitch, Moore to third, Dietrich to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Suzuki hit for Steckenrider. | 3 | 7 |
| Moore scored, Dietrich to third, Rojas to second on passed ball by Hundley. | 3 | 8 |
| Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Dietrich out at home, Rojas to third. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dustin McGowan pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| McGowan relieved Steckenrider. | 3 | 8 |
| Pence grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| Posey struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Hundley singled to left. | 3 | 8 |
| Crawford walked, Hundley to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Sandoval grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Miami - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Crick pitching for San Francisco | SF | MIA |
| Stanton struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| Yelich singled to right center. | 3 | 8 |
| Ozuna grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Yelich out at second. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Odrisamer Despaigne pitching for Miami | SF | MIA |
| Despaigne relieved McGowan. | 3 | 8 |
| Tomlinson grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| Jones hit for Crick. | 3 | 8 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| Span struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Span CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .267 | .318 | .416 |
| Hernández LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .258 | .327 | .328 |
a-Parker PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .237 | .274 | .407 |
| Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .253 | .299 | .375 |
| Posey 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .315 | .406 | .474 |
| Hundley C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .275 | .302 | .455 |
| Crawford SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .227 | .277 | .360 |
| Sandoval 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .241 | .241 | .414 |
| Tomlinson 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .239 | .318 | .283 |
| Blach P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .189 | .244 | .297 |
b-Moncrief PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .267 | .353 | .333 |
Crick P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
c-Jones PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .211 | .241 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 148 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for G Hernandez in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to first for T Blach in the 7th c-flied out to center for K Crick in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Span (25, Conley) RBI: Span 2 (26), Pence (52) S: Blach 2-out RBI: Pence GIDP: Crawford Giants RISP: 2-5 (Span 1-1, Pence 1-1, Sandoval 0-1, Hernández 0-1, Crawford 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Crawford-Tomlinson-Posey). PB: Hundley. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Marlins Park, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 17,096 (45.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Nick Mahrley, Third Base - Lance Barrett |
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