Giancarlo Stanton thought for an instant his wrist was broken. That was Saturday in the excruciating seconds after a Trevor Williams pitch plunked him at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
The X-rays were negative, though. The diagnosis was a bruise. And the oft-injured Stanton lived to play another day, returning to the lineup on Tuesday with a bang.
With one mighty cut, Stanton proved his bruised right wrist was of no concern, bashing a towering home run in the Marlins’ 8-1 victory over Oakland. It was his 17th home run.
The Marlins also received a solo homer from Marcell Ozuna (his 16th) and an impressive showing by Jose Urena, outside of a bases-loaded balk due to a leg twitch that cost him his only run.