MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — A historic number of homers can still be reached by the Miami Marlins home run machine, but he may have to tap into his overdrive again.
With 55 homers, Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton needs six in the final 12 games to match Roger Maris’ hallowed 1961 total of 61.
That means Stanton needs one more power surge.
The most prodigious, prolific home run hitter in the major leagues might also be the streakiest. His latest homer, on Monday night, snapped a 9-for-62 slump. Before that, he hit 18 homers in a 25-game span.