Austin Slater made a great catch and hit a three-run homer early in the Giants' easy win over the Nationals.
Crawford kicked off the 20-minute top of the second with a double off the first base bag. His positive vibes continued after the Giants brought him up once again later in the inning.
With the Giants leading 4-0 and Corbin wilting, Crawford hit a line-drive to the gap in left-center. It looked like left fielder Lane Thomas would track it down, but the ball bounced off his glove as he tried to make a sliding grab. It rolled all the way to the wall and all three runners scored. Per ESPN Stats and Information, Crawford became the first player this season with multiple doubles in an inning and just the third Giant over the last 50 years to do it. Jeff Kent pulled it off in 2001 and Jose Cruz Jr. in 2003. Monday's rainout forced the Giants to go with a bullpen game on Friday, and Gabe Kapler certainly didn't mind.
"Last year we trusted our bullpen on several bullpen days and those went really well for us," he said earlier this week.The first try in 2022 went really well, too. Sam Long got the start and went two scoreless innings, striking out one. Jakob Junis took over in the third and took the shutout through the seventh. He allowed just three hits and struck out four. Neither pitcher issued a walk, but both probably owe steaks.
Long got early help from Slater and Junis benefited from Mauricio Dubon's 93 mph missile from center field that cut Juan Soto down at third base.
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