Miami Marlins at New York Mets: Three Stories To Watch

When Will The Marlins See Their Next Stanton Shot? 

Traditionally, the Marlins have been able to rely on some Giancarlo Stanton muscle when they hit Citi Field. Despite a poor .249 BA there for his career, there are only two stadiums the Marlins top power hitter has hit more home runs in. One is Marlins Park, the other is Hard Rock/Sun Life/Pro Player/Joe Robbie Stadium.

So unless you can manage being on the West Coast, if you need to stake Stanton with you on the road, you want to bring him to Queens.

However, Stanton is also in the midst of a ten-game power drought. Obviously, that’s the longest stretch this season. Although, some Marlins fans are probably starting to ask themselves if this getting close to the record for such homer futility.

If you’re asking that, I’d say you have a short memory. Stanton started last June with an 0 for 15 stretch.

But it is rare. You’d have to go back to 2013 to find a season where he had more than one such stretch in a season, and an 0 for 3 HR performance in this series would just crack the Top 5 droughts for his career. Something to watch for to be sure.