Stanton slugs 13th August HR, setting new Marlins monthly record

Giancarlo Stanton simply cannot be stopped.

The Miami Marlins outfielder continued his torrid pace in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader in Philadelphia - and he did so in record fashion. Stanton laced a bullet over the right-field wall off Aaron Nola for his 46th home run of the season and his 13th big fly in the month of August, to set a new Marlins record for home runs in any month.

The previous Marlins record of 12 homers in a single month was accomplished four times in franchise history. Dan Uggla did it in May of 2008, and Stanton himself hit 12 in a month three times - most recently in July of this year.

Stanton's blast also made him the first National League slugger to hit at least 46 home runs in a season since Prince Fielder and Albert Pujols both reached the mark in 2009, according to ESPN Stats & Info.