Boston Herald · May 27, 2017
Stanton's long homer helps Marlins beat Angels 8-5
Credit: The Associated PressMIAMI — If Mike Trout had positioned himself in the hedge behind the wall, he still couldn't have caught Giancarlo Stanton's first-inning drive.
Stanton homered off the retaining wall in center, a shot estimated at 460 feet, and the Miami Marlins beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Friday night.
Stanton's two-run homer off Jesse Chavez was his 12th of the year but his first since May 8. Center fielder Trout took a few steps back before stopping to watch the ball sail way over his head.
"I did my job," Stanton said.
"It was a bad changeup," Chavez said. "He did Stanton. He dented it."
Stanton has 10 homers of at least 460 feet since 2015, most in the majors.
