Soft flare gives Stanton 1,000th career hit

The mention of Giancarlo Stanton’s name conjures images of jaw-dropping home runs and scorched line drives, but to collect career hit No. 1,000, all the Yankees outfielder needed was a soft flare. Stanton plopped a fifth-inning single into shallow right field off left-hander Gio Gonzalez on Tuesday as the Yankees and Nationals opened their two-game Interleague series at Nationals Park.