MIAMI — The Marlins will be without right fielder Giancarlo Stanton this weekend — and the next 4-6 weeks — after the National League’s leading home run hitter broke a bone in his hand Friday against the Dodgers.
Dodgers pitcher Brett Anderson said he noticed something unusual when he struck out Stanton in the sixth inning Friday.
“The last at-bat, the second time he struck out, I threw a 2-0 pitch, a fastball away,” Anderson said. “I don’t know if he winced but it didn’t look like a normal Giancarlo Stanton swing.”
Stanton also appeared to wince during his ninth-inning strikeout against Pedro Baez (above).
Anderson, who’s been on the disabled list a couple times in his career, could relate.
“I did that last year; I broke my index finger hitting against Matt Cain,” Anderson said. “I feel his pain.”