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NL West Standings

Team W-L L10 STRK
35-23 7-3 W6
34-23 5-5 L1
28-28 6-4 L2
26-30 6-4 W1
25-34 4-6 W1

2023 Batting

STATS AVG
Batting Average
HR
Home Runs
RBI
Runs Batted In
OPS
On-base Plus Slugging
SB
Stolen Bases
Regular Season .198 4 13 .639 3

Top Brandon Crawford News

  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Retreats to bench

    Crawford is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Crawford will head to the bench after he started each of the Giants' last three games, going 4-for-8 with two doubles and two walks over that stretch. Even with the recent hot run at the plate, Crawford is still maintaining a lowly .639 OPS for the season, and it's unclear if the Giants remain committed to him as a regular in the middle infield. Rookie Casey Schmitt appears to be locked in as an everyday option at one of the two middle-infield spots, leaving Crawford and Brett Wisely to vie for most of the opportunities at the other position.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Posts three-hit effort

    Crawford went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, one RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 14-4 win over the Pirates.

    Crawford's produced just three multi-hit efforts in 31 contests, and this was his first since his return from a calf injury. The shortstop has increasingly found himself on the bench -- he sat out three games in a row, all against right-handers, from May 25-27. The lefty hitter should have a clearer path to playing time while Thairo Estrada (wrist) is on the injured list, as it opens up the opportunity for rookie Casey Schmitt to start at second base. A drop in playing time for Crawford is justified, as he's still slashing a paltry .202/.288/.364 with four home runs, 13 RBI, nine runs scored, three stolen bases and four doubles this year even after Monday's big game.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Remains on bench Saturday

    Crawford is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Brewers, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    A three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Crawford is batting just .172/.252/.323 so far to begin his age-36 season. He'll sit out a third consecutive game against a right-handed pitcher, so Crawford looks as though he'll be phased out as the primary shortstop in favor of Casey Schmitt. Brett Wisely is at second base again Saturday in place of Thairo Estrada (wrist), who was placed on the 10-day injured list.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Sits for second straight game

    Crawford isn't starting Friday against the Brewers, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.

    Crawford's .575 OPS on the season has now caused him to miss three of the Giants' last four games. In his place, the team will opt to start the much hotter bat of Casey Schmitt, who will hit seventh.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Not in lineup Thursday

    Crawford is not in the lineup Thursday against the Brewers.

    Casey Schmitt will play shortstop and bat eighth versus the Brewers and right-hander Julio Teheran. J.D. Davis is at third base and hitting cleanup. Crawford, 36, carries a brutal .172/.252/.323 slash line through 103 plate appearances this season with San Francisco.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Out of lineup

    Crawford will sit Saturday against the Marlins, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    The Giants faced five straight righties after Crawford returned from a hamstring strain, and the veteran started against four of them. He'll hit the bench here against lefty Braxton Garrett, with Casey Schmitt starting at shortstop.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Heads to bench Tuesday

    Crawford is not in the starting lineup Tuesday versus the Phillies.

    Crawford returned from his left calf strain over the weekend, but the Giants will ride with hot-hitting youngster Casey Schmitt at shortstop Tuesday. J.D. Davis is at third base and Thairo Estrada is playing second.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Likely to be activated Sunday

    Crawford (calf) is likely to come off the injured list before Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.

    Crawford will miss a little over the minimum 10-day minumum after landing on the shelf with a right calf strain May 1. The veteran shortstop likely will handle starting duties against righties, but he hasn't been playing much against southpaws early this year.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Back from IL

    San Francisco activated Crawford (calf) off the 10-day injured list ahead of Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks. He'll start at shortstop and bat seventh in the series finale, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Crawford ended up missing just a little over the minimum 10 days while recovering from his left calf strain. The veteran should settle back in as the Giants' everyday shortstop, at least against right-handed pitching. The Giants optioned infielder David Villar to Triple-A Sacramento in a corresponding move.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Hoping to return this week

    Crawford (calf) said Tuesday that he's hoping to return during the Giants' series in Arizona which begins this Thursday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

    Crawford ran in the outfield Monday and has also been doing a range of other baseball activities. He was placed on the 10-day injured list May 1 with a right calf strain and the Giants have since promoted prospect Casey Schmitt to help fill the gap at shortstop. Schmitt can also play second base and third base, so he might stick around through Crawford's return.

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  • Giants' Brandon Crawford: Ramping up activities

    Crawford (calf) was spotted running in the outfield at Oracle Park on Monday and has started to ramp up baseball activities, Danny Emerman of KNBR 680 San Francisco report.

    Crawford was placed on the 10-day injured list May 1 due to a right calf strain, though the Giants quickly noted that it could be a quick trip to the IL for the infielder. Depending on how the injury responds to an uptick in activity, it's possible Crawford could be back in the starting lineup sometime this week.

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Player Bio

HT/WT: 6-2, 227 lbs
Birthplace: Mountain View, CA
Age: 36
School: UCLA
Experience: 11
Bats/Throws: L, R