With 23 homers and 64 RBIs in 75 games, Stanton's half season better than most players' full years

NEW YORK -- Giancarlo Stanton's half season has been better than most players' full years. Sidelined until mid-June by injured elbows , Stanton has 23 homers and 64 RBIs in 75 games after hitting a pair of two-run drives that led the Yankees over the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 Friday night and kept New York tied with Toronto for the AL East lead. “It’s been effective, efficient and not over,” he said. “Still got to do more.” Toronto and New York are 92-68 and the Blue Jays hold he tiebreaker over New York, which has won six straight and nine of 10. Stanton put the Yankees in front against Trevor Rogers with a 397-foot drive to right-center on an 0-2 pitch. New York set a major league record with its 48th home run in the first inning, one more than Atlanta hit in 2023. After Jordan Westburg’s th