Stanton shrugs off fan toss

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

At least one Red Sox fan had enough of the Yankees hitting homers yesterday.

The Yankees hit their 265th homer of the season (an MLB record), a two-run shot by Gleyber Torres in the fourth inning of their 8-5 win over the Red Sox.

And after Giancarlo Stanton hit another one into the Green Monster seats off Steven Wright in the seventh, a fan threw the ball back toward the infield and hit Stanton in the shoulder on one bounce after he rounded second base.

Stanton hardly reacted, then smiled and touched his helmet as he finished his trot.

“I wouldn’t have thought it would have gotten to me that fast,” Stanton told reporters afterward. “I don’t think that’s what he meant to do. Either way, if I was looking up I could have grabbed it easily. Happens all the time at our stadium, here too.”

The practice of throwing home runs back onto the field has long been a baseball tradition, one that Stanton wasn’t upset about.

“He got it that far, he got his target,” Stanton said. “He got in trouble for it. Things are fine on this side. … Not too worried about it. Plus, that could be a special ball. We needed it anyway. I think he lost some money, possibly.”

It was Stanton’s 100th RBI of the season.

“Man that was weird,” said shortstop Brock Holt, who was standing a few feet from where the ball bounced before hitting Stanton. “I was just watching Stanton run around because I knew it was his 100th RBI, so I was just watching him round the base and I saw something come from this direction. I like, jumped. And then I saw the ball bounce and then hit him. I was like, that’s not good. That guy probably got in some trouble.”

The fan was quickly ejected from the game, but was not fined nor were any additional penalties incurred, a Red Sox spokesman said.

The Yankees have hit six homers in two games against the Red Sox this weekend.

BrockStar with pop

Holt’s power surge is starting to open some eyes.

His own teammates didn’t know he had it in him.

Holt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Jonathan Holder for his fourth homer in his last 13 games.

“I think I’ve surprised some guys in here a little bit,” he said. “They joke with me. But no, I’ve always felt like I had a little bit in the tank. I’m not going to hit a ton of home runs but I can drive the ball when I get a good pitch and put a good swing on it.”

It gave him seven homers on the season, tying a career high.

“I’m not up there looking to hit homers or do anything like that, but it’s nice when it comes together and it happens,” he said. “I’m not trying to swing harder. I’m just trying to put myself in good positions and whenever I get a good pitch, try not to miss it.”

Holt is now riding a 10game hitting streak and is hitting .419 in that span. He’s definitely the hottest second baseman on the team; Ian Kinsler is hitting .192 with a .481 OPS in September, though he was on base four times yesterday.

“I feel good,” Holt said. “I kind of got on a little run and got some confidence there. Things have been going good. I feel like I’m putting myself in good positions, good counts to hit. And when I’m getting a good pitch, I’m squaring it up. It’s been a good little run for me personally so I’m looking to keep it going.”

Time to sit

Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts were out of the lineup yesterday but are expected to play today in the finale. Rick Porcello is scheduled to go three innings in his final start today. Eduardo Nunez should be playing third base for the first time since injuring his hamstring.