New York Post

Stanton blasts two more HRs, but Amazin’s survive this time

- By DAN MARTIN dan.martin@nypost.com

Citi Field is a notoriousl­y difficult place for hitters to succeed.

Don’t tell that to Giancarlo Stanton.

The Marlins right fielder, who struggled for most of the first half of the season, continued his assault on the Mets on Wednesday, blasting two more tape-measure homers in the Mets’ 4-2 win after hitting a pair on Tuesday.

Stanton walked in the first before he ripped a Citi Field-record 470-foot homer to left-center off Jacob deGrom to start the fourth. Yoenis Cespedes and Juan Lagares barely moved as it sailed well over their heads. The same was true two innings later, when Stanton took deGrom deep for a second time, this one a 430-foot blast to left.

Over four consecutiv­e official at-bats in two games, Stanton homered four times — a streak that was finally snapped when Jeurys Familia struck him out to lead off the ninth.

Familia, who earned his major league-best 30th save of the season, said he was unaware of Stanton’s stretch of homers, the longest by a player since Albert Pujols did it in April 2006, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

“I always think in my mind I’m going to do my job,” the closer said. “If he gets me one day, fine. ... I try to stay with the same plan I always have with him.”

Stanton said he wasn’t thinking about the homers when he was at the plate.

“I’m just trying to get back [in the game],” said Stanton, whose four homers drove in all seven of the Marlins’ runs over the past two games. “I sit back and understand it now, but in the game, it’s just figuring out the best way to win.”

For the Marlins, that means getting Stanton to the plate. Although as manager Don Mattingly pointed out, too often Stanton came up with no one on base — including in the ninth.

Perhaps the biggest out of Wednesday’s win came when Addison Reed fanned Marcell Ozuna to end the top of the eighth with Stanton in the on-deck circle, representi­ng the tying run.

Still, it seems the Mets managed to get Stanton back on track after a disappoint­ing three months.

Wednesday marked his fifth multi-homer game against the Mets — all of them coming at Citi Field. It’s the most multihomer games Stanton has against any opponent, and eight of his last 11 hits against the Mets have been home runs.

His 17 home runs at Citi Field are the most by any active visiting player. Stanton’s secret? “I couldn’t attest to [anything] special,” Stanton said, before adding with a smile: “Big city, bright lights.”

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