DENVER — It’s taken a while, however Giancarlo Stanton is beginning to appear like the hitter he and the Yankees count on him to be.
While the workforce’s offense is struggling mightily, Stanton crushed a two-run house run within the first inning of Friday’s loss to the Rockies. In doing so, the slugger gave the Yankees their solely runs of the sport. He added a double as effectively.
Entering Saturday’s sport, Stanton had 11 RBI and 11 hits in his final 11 video games. He additionally totaled seven runs scored, three doubles and 4 homers over that span whereas registering a .290/.386/.684 slash line and simply seven strikeouts.
“He’s getting there,” Aaron Boone stated Saturday afternoon. “It’s timing. It’s rhythm. It’s that subtle load that he has within his legs and his hands. So he’s getting into that good position to make a good swing decision.”
Stanton has appeared way more snug on the plate than he did after first coming off the injured listing on June 2 following a hamstring pressure, which he suffered on April 15. While Stanton homered in his first sport again, he slashed .113/.203/.226 and struck out 23 occasions in his first 18 video games off the IL.
Boone famous that some gamers want time to click on after lengthy stints on the shelf. Stanton is not any stranger to that, because it took him a while to get acclimated following an Achilles damage final 12 months.
“Sometimes it’s taken him a little bit,” Boone stated. “Last year, though, was different than this year. Last year, he was trying to kind of learn how to play through and knowing he wasn’t gonna be perfect physically. He’s been pretty healthy since he’s come back [this year].”
Entering Saturday, Stanton was hitting .211/.281/.454 with seven doubles, 10 house runs, 25 RBI and a 101 OPS+ over 42 video games. Those numbers are a far cry from the requirements the previous MVP has set for himself, however his latest stretch has Boone hoping an even bigger outburst is on the best way.
“When G really locks it in, then you’re in real trouble,” the supervisor stated. “But there’s no question the last couple of weeks, he’s trending in that direction.”
MEETING UP WITH MONTAS
Boone believes the Yankees will see Frankie Montas after they go to Anaheim subsequent week. The right-hander, who underwent offseason shoulder surgical procedure, has a scheduled follow-up appointment with Dr. Neal ElAttrache that traces up with the workforce’s upcoming collection towards the Angels.
Montas has been restricted to enjoying catch up to now, and he had a pair days of not throwing as a result of soreness. However, pitching coach Matt Blake informed the Daily News that the Yankees nonetheless count on Montas to pitch this season.
“They’re just making sure, as he goes through this rehab, that we’re checking all the boxes as far as what the body is supposed to feel like and things like that,” Blake stated.
Montas has pitched (poorly) in simply eight common season video games for the reason that Yankees acquired him from the A’s final summer time. His shoulder bothered him earlier than and after the commerce. Despite the dangers, the Yankees despatched Cooper Bowman, Luis Medina, JP Sears and Ken Waldichuk to Oakland for Montas and Lou Trivino, who underwent Tommy John surgical procedure earlier this season.
OTHER INJURY UPDATES
Boone stated that Jake Bauers (rotator cuff contusion) is getting near ramping up baseball actions within the subsequent couple of days.
The supervisor added that Jonathan Loáisiga (bone spur) is near throwing to reside hitters.
Luis Gil, in the meantime, tweeted on Friday that he threw his first reside batting observe session since present process Tommy John surgical procedure. The righty has not pitched since final May.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com