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Yankees.com: Stanton’s HR so huge it brings rain, ends game

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Giancarlo Stanton brought the figurative thunder at Yankee Stadium on Friday night. Then actual rain followed.

Showers began pouring down a batter after Stanton’s 435-foot blast in the seventh inning, halting play that would never resume. After waiting 85 minutes for the weather to subside, the Yankees were awarded a rain-shorted 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.

“We got a heads-up from the umpires right before it was coming that it was going to get real windy and nasty,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.