"Giancarlo Stanton supplied every ounce of offense the New York Yankees needed in a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. The veteran slugger drove in all five runs, highlighted by a towering 451-foot home run. New York trailed briefly after Robert Hassell III scored in the third inning on a hustling baserunning play, but Stanton flipped the script in the next frame. With the bases loaded, he drilled a double off the wall in left-center to clear the bases and put the Yankees ahead."
"Starter Luis Gil battled through five innings, working around traffic on the bases while holding Washington to one run on five hits. Though his command wavered, he managed five strikeouts and got key help from Cody Bellinger, who cut down a runner at the plate in the fifth. The bullpen took it from there. Recently activated Fernando Cruz escaped a jam with help from Tim Hill, while Camilo Doval and David Bednar combined for three scoreless innings to close it out."
Giancarlo Stanton drove in all five runs and hit a 451-foot home run in a 5-1 Yankees victory over the Nationals. New York briefly trailed when Robert Hassell III scored in the third, but Stanton cleared the bases with a double in the fourth to put the Yankees ahead and added his longest homer of the season in the sixth. Stanton finished 2-for-3 before being lifted for defense. Luis Gil worked five innings, allowing one run on five hits with five strikeouts. The bullpen, including Fernando Cruz, Tim Hill, Camilo Doval and David Bednar, combined for scoreless relief to secure the win. The Yankees were outhit 8-6 and stranded eight runners but capitalized when it counted. New York (72-60) will attempt a three-game sweep with Max Fried facing Cade Cavalli.
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