Brandon Crawford Achieves Pitching Dream in Scoreless Giants Debut.

San Francisco Giants' shortstop Brandon Crawford made his pitching debut in a 13-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, retiring the next three batters after allowing a bloop single. Crawford, who had spent his entire 13-year career at shortstop, hit 90 with his fastball and mixed in a curveball. He was proud to have played only shortstop in the big leagues but was "a little bit torn" when manager Gabe Kapler finally told him he could pitch. With the scoreless outing, Crawford is now in a 26-player tie for the best ERA in Giants history.