Brandon Crawford came off the injured list to play what might have been his final game after 13 seasons all with the Giants, and Kiké Hernández spoiled the veteran shortstop's likely farewell hitting a three-run homer to lead the division champion Los Angeles Dodgers past San Francisco 5-2.
Brandon Crawford came off the injured list to play what might have been his final game after 13 seasons with the Giants, and Kiké Hernández spoiled the veteran shortstop's likely farewell by hitting a three-run homer to lead the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers past San Francisco 5-2 on Sunday.
Crawford went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts and batted leadoff to give him more chances to be celebrated, ultimately walking off the field to huge cheers in the top of the ninth as rookie prospect Marco Luciano replaced him. "Brandon, he's one of my top, as a manager, one of the top-10 players I get to see — maybe top-five favorite players," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said."He's one of those guys that could have played in any era. ...
The Dodgers didn't get a hit until Will Smith greeted reliever John Brebbia with a sharp single past a diving Crawford to start the sixth. Max Muncy walked one out later and Taylor Rogers relieved. He struck out Kolten Wong before Amed Rosario's RBI single broke up a scoreless game. James Outman then singled in a run before Hernández connected.
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