Should Giancarlo Stanton ever decide to name his home runs, no small undertaking given the number he’s hit, his blasts on Friday should require no hard thought.
No. 48 was a “Cruz” missile.
So was No. 49.
Stanton, wearing the name “Cruz” on the back of his uniform as part of “Players Weekend,” swatted two more homers in the Marlins’ 8-6 victory over the Padres.
As their remarkable turnaround continues, the win put the Marlins (64-63) over the .500 mark for the first time since April 26 when they were 10-9, and kept them in the Wild Card playoff chase.