Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton clubbed his 18th home run Friday.
Stanton stepped to the plate in the third inning, and wasted no time getting to work. He belted a 90 mph fastball from Jeff Locke on the first pitch he saw during the at-bat. He also singled, doubled and walked during the game. Stanton finished 3 for 5, with one run and one RBI.
Stanton is hitting .305/.399/.598 over 249 at-bats.