Deep fish: Stanton, Yelich HR; Marlins stay hot

MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton picked an appropriate time to connect on the longest home run tracked by Statcast™ this season. The three-time All-Star blistered a two-run homer in the eighth inning on Friday night that launched the Marlins to a 6-4 win over the Phillies at Marlins Park.

The blast was projected to travel 475 feet with an exit velocity of 113 mph. It ran Miami’s win streak to four, as the club has won 11 of 12.

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“They hit them. They don’t get cheap shots, do they?” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.

The Marlins struck quickly off Vince Velasquez, scoring twice in each of the first two innings. Christian Yelich tagged him for a two-run homer in the first, and J.T. Realmuto and Martin Prado each had two-out RBI singles, putting Miami ahead 4-0.

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But the Phillies stormed back against Wei-Yin Chen, who allowed the leadoff batter to reach in each of his five innings.

“The momentum switched pretty quickly,” Stanton said. “You feel like you’re in total control, and then they come back. Usually, that’s when the other team keeps it going and wins. So, it was good to put a hold on that and come up big like that.”

Philadelphia hammered out 11 hits off Chen, tying it at 4 on Maikel Franco’s opposite-field homer to open the fifth.

“They were pitching me away and I hit the ball [that way],” Franco said. “That’s what I’m going to try to continue to do and see what happens.”

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStanton, Yelich provide pop: Stanton’s two-run homer in the eighth inning proved to be the difference. It was also the longest home run of the season for any player, as tracked by Statcast™. The drive was projected at 474.57 (rounds up to 475) feet with an exit velocity of 112.75 mph off Hector Neris, who threw an 87 mph splitter. Stanton’s previous long drive this year was 462.3 last …

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