Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton strains right hamstring trying to beat out grounder

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Miami Marlins\' Giancarlo Stanton hits his second home run of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in the eighth inning in Miami, Sunday, April 28, 2013. The Marlins won 6-4. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

MIAMI – Giancarlo Stanton has left the Miami Marlins’ game against the New York Mets with a strained right hamstring.

Stanton hit a tapper in front of the plate in the 10th inning Monday, and clutched his right hamstring just before he crossed first base trying in vain to beat the throw. He then fell face-first to the turf and pounded the grass in anger.

Stanton rose slowly and limped off the field. He was replaced in right field after the inning.

The 2012 NL slugging leader had shaken an early-season slump recently, hitting his first home run Saturday and two more Sunday.

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