Grand Slam - Brandon Crawford's Slam In Debut Lifts Giants

(05-28) 04:00 PDT Milwaukee

As Brandon Crawford circled the bases, slapping his / her poker hands between primary as well as second, your dog had no vision what exactly their novel success designed to get his teammates, group plus a following nonetheless in shock - no, mourning - above Buster Posey's destructive injury.

With time, he / she could possibly know that catharsis he provided. In that glow in the moment, a new 24-year-old shortstop who seem to was using Class A tennis ball two a short time before knew only this he / she attained some sort of task which sometimes a new baby's imagination would not conjure.

In his first major-league game, and next at-bat, Crawford struck a fantastic slam in the seventh inning Friday evening towards Shaun Marcum, certainly one of baseball's stingiest pitchers, presenting this Giants a two-run lead in addition to in the long run a 5-4 victory. Their losing streak lost at three games.

"That was a major minute pertaining to him, but your larger minute for your staff considering what exactly we've eliminated through," succeeding pitcher Tim Lincecum said.

How might Crawford understand the particular big-picture meaning with his slam, any time he referred to as the actual instant "unreal" and also mentioned after the game, "I nonetheless sort of possess jitters regarding it."

Crawford is the sixth player having a grand slam around his very first major-league game. One belonging to the people ended up being Bobby Bonds, with 1968.

Crawford's slam hasn't been a common "are a person kidding me?" moment. The Giants maintained your gain when Posey's replacement, Eli Whiteside, won your impact at your home menu using Milwaukee's semi-truck of an first baseman, Prince Fielder.

The Giants encouraged 5-3 from the eighth when the Brewers rich the facets with two outs. When Jonathan Lucroy singled that will left, Ryan Braun jogged household through third in addition to most people within loaded Miller Park recognized that Fielder will possibly be routed property in a very bid to be able to tie your game.

Whiteside recognized it, because would Cody Ross, who seem to manufactured the best one-hop throw. Ross accepted with a Posey "flashback," however the following have fun with appeared to be a lot different.

With your toss coming from left field, Whiteside might discover your whole picture. The throw had been and so quick receiving home, plus the hop therefore high, Whiteside likewise could continue erect in addition to create pertaining to Fielder.

Whiteside seemed to be correct within the plate, too, hence Fielder experienced absolutely no option but to slam on the catcher, which often they did having a fierce shove. Whiteside then confirmed a part not really seen before, throughout public, anyway. With his or her uncovered palm controlling his baseball glove shut, he condemned his hands and wrists into Fielder's chest.

After your "out" call, Whiteside thrown that golf ball previous Fielder when it comes to the mound dismissively, using attitude. Fielder went absent wearing a new sly smile.

"If they've returning at you, you can arrive at the pup your little," Whiteside said. "There's very little principle within the reserve that claims fat loss go on it in order to him."

If Crawford's bust authorized this Giants that will exhale, Whiteside's licence plate allow these individuals exult. Or inside Aubrey Huff's words, "That let go all of us up."

Huff let go up that earning rally using a leadoff double earlier primary base. Nate Schierholtz's solitary to middle and Miguel Tejada's walk, just his seventh this year, loaded the bases.

Brewers pitching private coach Rick Kranitz visited the mound when Crawford stepped towards the plate, 0-for-2. Marcum threw one particular pitch, a curveball, and Crawford provided that in the Giants' bullpen around right-center, exactly where Javier Lopez retrieved it with regard to that kid.

With your tying function at second, Brian Wilson struck out there Rickie Weeks that has a slider in order to earn his 14th save, within a adventure in which office manager Bruce Bochy left with a fifth-inning ejection on the "safe" call in the home plate, extra annoyance about recently available events. He admitted since much.

Before that game, Bochy afforded his or her online players that "we need to soldier on" speech.

"We mentioned a few things," this individual said, "the loss with Buster, just how significant it should end up being to transfer forward. That's what Buster would want. We need to learn the way very good we can end up being without Buster. We must reply which question."

Buster Posey

Catcher says he has almost certainly performed for season, however would not change positions. A1

GM Brian Sabean claims San Francisco isn't trying to bring in different catcher. B5

Big beginning

Players which includes a grand slam inside their first major-league game:

Bill Duggleby, Phillies, April 21, 1898

Bobby Bonds, Giants, June 25, 1968

Jeremy Hermida,* Marlins, Aug. 31, 2005

Kevin Kouzmanoff,* Indians, Sept. 2, 2006

Daniel Nava,* Red Sox, June 12, 2010

Brandon Crawford, Giants, May 27, 2011

* Grand bust in first major-league at-bat

Source: Elias Sports Bureau

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