Yankees are playing with fire with Giancarlo Stanton
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Giancarlo Stanton has been conspicuously absent from the Yankees' lineup in each of the first two games in St. Louis, and New York manager Aaron Boone detailed why Saturday.
Stanton has carried the offense for weeks, hitting .300 with 12 home runs and 34 RBIs over his last 30 games. His .586 slugging percentage and .949 OPS in that span have made him indispensable. The team’s record makes the point even sharper: the Yankees are 57–28 in games he starts this season but just 13–15 without him.
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