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- Updated: May 21, 2016
MIAMI — Mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, Giancarlo Stanton got some early work in on Friday afternoon. For about 45 minutes before the team came out to stretch, the three-time All-Star took batting practice on the field, working closely with hitting coach Barry Bonds and manager Don Mattingly.
But there was no immediate turnaround for Stanton as he went hitless in four at-bats with three strikeouts in Miami’s 4-1 loss to the Nationals at Marlins Park.
Even though Stanton is now hitless in his last 16 at-bats with nine strikeouts, Mattingly isn’t ready to make any dramatic lineup changes. Stanton projects to remain in the cleanup spot, even as he has gone 9-for-57 (.158) with three homers and 25 strikeouts since May 3.
“Not at this point,” Mattingly said regarding moving Stanton from the fourth spot. “He’s one of our guys. He’s a big part of our club. He’s going to hit his way out of it. It’s something, if he needs a day off, we just had a day off. We’re going to keep going.”
The 16 straight at-bats without a hit is the third-longest drought of his career. In his 2010 rookie season he had an 0-for-31 stretch, and he went 17 at-bats between hits in 2013. His last hit …
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