San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford rounds first. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Inside the San Francisco Giants clubhouse, things overheard from Patrick Bailey, Alex Cobb, and Brandon Crawford after sweeping the Colorado Rockies.
DENVER — Thanks to a three-game sweep at Coors Field over the Colorado Rockies, the San Francisco Giants moved above .500 for the season and solidified their spot in the middle of the NL West standings.
In Thursday’s 6-4 victory in the series finale, San Francisco came from behind for the second time in as many games, not only securing the sweep but also changing their trajectory in the late innings as well this season. The Giants entered Denver dropping 25 of 26 games in which they trailed after seven innings. On Wednesday and Thursday, they won two straight against Colorado’s late-inning relievers.
San Francisco Giants: Brandon Crawford’s big hit
The magic on Thursday was partially provided by veteran shortstop Brandon Crawford, who made his first pinch-hit appearance of the season count, tying the game at 4-4 in the ninth inning with an RBI double after he fell behind 0-2 to Colorado closer Pierce Johnson.
Crawford has more than 400 plate appearances at Coors Field, the most of any stadium outside of San Francisco, and I asked him after the game if there was a comfort level with playing in Colorado.
“I don’t know about a comfort level necessarily. There are a lot of good pitchers that I’ve faced here every year,” Crawford said. “But you know that if you make decent contact, it has a chance to carry at least over the outfielders’ heads. There’s also a lot of grass out there to cover so even something that you may not square up, it still has a chance to drop for a hit. So I guess there’s a little comfort in that.”