One of the marquee offseason additions in baseball had a tough start to the American League Division Series Friday night.
Giancarlo Stanton, added to the Yankees to solidify the team as a World Series contender, went 1 for 5 and struck out four times against the Red Sox in the 5-4 loss. Of New York’s 10 runners left on base, Stanton was responsible for half of that total.
This was highlighted by his late game at-bats, including a bases-loaded strikeout against Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes in the 7th inning.
The strikeout bug caught hold of Giancarlo Stanton in his first career ALDS appearance.