Stanton hit his major league-leading 56th homer in the eighth Wednesday to punctuate the Miami Marlins' 9-2 win over the New York Mets, which completed a three-game sweep. The Marlins are destined to miss the playoffs for the 14th year in a row despite Stanton's homer show. Ellis and Miguel Rojas hit back-to-back homers off Mets reliever Erik Goeddel to start the eighth. With one out, Stanton lined a 1-1 breaking pitch from Goeddel over the left field fence for a two-run homer. The Marlins finished the season 12-7 against the Mets and swept their NL East rivals for the first time since May 2014.

Source: ABC News September 20, 2017 20:15 UTC