The slugger hit a two-run blast in the first, but Miami's offense was held in check after inning number two and the Cardinals rallied to a 4-3 victory. Plus links on Jose Fernandez, Miami's strategy at the trade deadline and the highly contested home run race.
Stanton crushed his longest homer of the year last night to add to his major league home run and RBI leads, but he was not in the mood to celebrate after another loss which dropped Miami to 30-42 on the season.
After a 90-pitch outing which included nine strikeouts and only one walk, Jose Fernandez is showing more and more signs that he is ready to finally pitch in the majors again.