Stanton belts No. 51, ties August HR record

A mark that stood for 80 years was no barrier for Giancarlo Stanton. The Marlins right fielder connected on a home run off Washington’s Edwin Jackson in the first inning on Tuesday at Nationals Park. The drive to left field was Stanton’s 51st homer of the season and his 18th in August, matching a record for the month that was set by Rudy York in 1937.