SAN FRANCISCO – Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford exited Tuesday’s sport with the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park with tightness in his proper quadriceps muscle, though it seems the damage isn’t severe.
Crawford stated he felt discomfort as he ran to first base after his at-bat within the first inning. He was attributable to hit within the backside of the fifth with runners on second and third base and two outs, however his leg wasn’t feeling any higher at that time on what grew to become one other cool, windy evening at China Basin.
Crawford, who can also be coping with a sinus an infection proper now, stated he talked about the discomfort to the trainers halfway by way of the sport “and we collectively determined to get me out of there simply with how I’ve been feeling recently and the quad being fairly tight.”
Crawford, who went 0-for-2 in opposition to the Rockies, will likely be re-evaluated Wednesday.
Crawford swung a sizzling bat within the Giants’ four-game sequence final week with the Miami Marlins, going 3-for-8 with a double, a triple, and a house run. He had 5 RBI within the sequence, which included his fifth profession grand slam.
The Giants went 5-5 on the three-city street journey and now enter Wednesday 5 1/2 video games again of the Los Angeles Dodgers for first place within the Nationwide League West.
Crawford was changed within the backside of the fifth Tuesday by Thairos Estrada, who lined out to Rockies shortstop Jose Iglesias to finish the risk because the Giants did not develop a 3-2 lead.
Beginning within the prime of the sixth inning, Estrada performed second base and Donovan Walton moved from second to shortstop. The Rockies then took a 5-3 lead on a three-run house run by Charlie Blackmon, and gained the sport by that closing rating, handing the Giants their fourth loss in six video games.
Crawford now has a .220 batting common, 5 house runs, and 24 RBI in 49 video games. He has performed a franchise-record 1,458 video games at shortstop for the Giants in his profession.