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NEW YORK -- Giancarlo Stanton bounded up the dugout steps, raising his batting helmet high to acknowledge a standing ovation from the Yankee Stadium crowd. It has been a difficult season for the Yankees' slugger, but this night produced one of his brightest highlights. Stanton crushed a two-run homer in

WATCH: Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton becomes fourth-fastest MLB player to join 400-homer club New York Yankees

Giancarlo Stanton's latest milestone homer resembled so many that came before.

On a night earmarked for the youth, it was the aged who came through in a 5-1 victory over the Tigers in front of 31,553 who watched a quartet of veterans produce another victory during a surprise September spurt. 

One of the greatest sluggers of this century has hit an impressive milestone.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton blasted a two-run home run Tuesday night that represented the 400th of his career, becoming the fourth-fastest in MLB history, in terms of games played, to reach that milestone.

Yankees win fourth straight for first time since May New York Yankees

Giancarlo Stanton smashed his 400th home run, Gerrit Cole burnished his Cy Young Award credentials and the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Tuesday night.

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The Yankees have won four straight and seven of eight to get back to .500 for the first time since Aug. 15.