Stanton hits long homer as Marlins beat Mets 11-1 in Colon's spring training debut
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Giancarlo Stanton hit a long home run for the second straight day, a two-run drive off Jack Leathersich in the seventh inning that hit the top of a practice field behind the left-field wall Monday during the Miami Marlins' 11-1 rout of the New York Mets.
Reed Johnson went 5 for 5 for the Marlins, and Ed Lucas was 2 for 4 with a two-run triple.
Bartolo Colon made his exhibition debut for the Mets and allowed three runs and five hits in four innings with one walk and one strikeout. Signed to a $20 million, two-year contract during the offseason, Colon gave up Lucas' triple followed by Jake Marisnick's RBI groundout.
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Marlins starter Brad Hand struck out five in three scoreless innings, giving up three hits.