Stanton shot bruises Brewers’ scoreboard

MILWAUKEE — A day of rest did Giancarlo Stanton good.

After sitting out Friday’s series opener, the Marlins’ slugger hit a 462-foot missile to center field off Brewers starter Chase Anderson in the fourth inning of Saturday’s 7-5 win — one of four Miami homers on the night.

According to Statcast™, Stanton’s home run had an exit velocity of 117 mph and a launch angle of 23 degrees.

The ball hit off an advertisement on the lower part of the scoreboard. Only Pittsburgh’s Jordy Mercer (466 feet) has hit a longer home run this season.

“They are all similar,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. “You very seldom don’t see one you don’t think is just a missile. That one looks really pretty here because it is indoors and he hit something really way out there, but almost all of his seem like they are monumental. They go out quick.”

Entering Saturday, …

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