After 13 years as the SFGiants star shortstop, Brandon Crawford finally got his shot on the mound, pitching the ninth inning to help SF clinch a 13-3 win over the Cubs.
Crawford jumped on the mound this spring but hasn't talked about pitching lately. There was little doubt, though, that this was finally the right stretch of his career to check that box. With the Giants holding a 10-run lead, Kapler turned to Crawford, knowing that Tyler Rogers could come out of the bullpen if the staff started to feel uncomfortable in any way.
Crawford ran down to the batting cage but only got a half-dozen warmup throws in because the bottom of the eighth lasted just 10 pitches. His long-awaited walk to the mound came with a hiccup, too. Crawford was stopped by home plate umpire Nestor Ceja and asked to remove a bright orange sleeve he wears on his right arm, a request the Giants found particularly silly given that they were sending a position player out to pitch in a 10-run game.
"I was excited, but there was also an anxious feeling," said Crawford, who compared the nerves to a playoff appearance. Crawford hasn't celebrated many of his 143 big league homers or the highlight-reel plays that have won him four Gold Glove Awards, but he flashed a wide smile as he joined the handshake line as a pitcher for the first time.
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