Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton Smashes Hardest-Hit Postseason HR Since 2015

Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton now has five home runs in New York's first four postseason games.

Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton smashed a 458-foot, three-run home run in the top of the fourth inning of Tuesday's Game 2 ALDS matchup between the Yankees and the Rays. 

According to Statcast, which began tracking exit velocity in 2015, Stanton's blast was the hardest-hit postseason home run since then. It cut Tampa Bay's lead to 5-4.

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Stanton's fourth-inning blast was his second of the contest as the high-priced DH hit a solo home run in the second inning to score New York's first run on Tuesday. 

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With his two blasts on Tuesday, Stanton joins Juan Gonzalez as the only players with five home runs in their team's first four postseason games in a single year. 

The Yankees went on to lose 7-5. The series is now tied 1-1.