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RotoBaller on MSNCody Bellinger, Giancarlo Stanton Sitting on Saturday
New York Yankees outfielder/first baseman Cody Bellinger and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton are out of the lineup Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Jasson Dominguez will play left field and hit fifth in a meeting with right-hander Sonny Gray,
His greatest sustained surge as a Yankee, a month of raking for average and power, soared to another level of amazement Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. He went 4-for-5 with a 447-foot homer, a double to left-center and a two-run single off the base of the right-field wall in a 9-1 mashing of the Twins.
With Aaron Judge still limited to DH duty, Cody Bellinger slid to first base in Paul Goldschmidt’s absence and Ben Rice was in at catcher. That left right field to José Caballero, an infielder by trade with just 27 career games in the outfield. Giancarlo Stanton, their hottest hitter, was the odd man out.
Tim Kurkjian believes the New York Yankees can be dangerous in October with Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton's bats.