Overview

• Stanton’s three-run opposite-field shot off Tomoyuki Sugano in the first inning set the tone in Baltimore.
• He reached 450 in his 1,719th game, a pace bettered only by Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, Alex Rodriguez and Harmon Killebrew.
• After missing the start of 2025 with elbow injuries, he returned July 2 and has hit 21 homers since.
• New York stayed atop the AL wild-card race and pulled within two games of the AL East–leading Blue Jays with seven games remaining.
• The 35-year-old is MLB’s active home run leader and the 41st to reach 450; he said he is "a lot of swings away from 500," which would make him the 29th to hit that mark.