By his standards, it was hardly one of Giancarlo Stanton’s longest home runs.
Yet, his 351-foot solo shot to right field off Arizona’s Patrick Corben in the fifth inning Friday night at Marlins Park had significance.
It not only gave the Marlins the lead in a 7-5 victory over the Diamondbacks, one of the league’s best teams, it also made the 27-year-old slugger the franchise’s all-time RBI leader.
After crossing the plate, Stanton had his 579th career RBI, passing Mike Lowell (578) for the most in team history.
Thanks to some solid bullpen work, the Marlins (22-31) made Stanton’s piece of history stand up in a win.