Crawford helps Giants beat A's with bat, glove

Credit: The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — With one swing and a pair of defensive gems, Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford is more than ready for the regular season to begin.

Same thing goes for pitcher Jeff Samardzija, who had his second straight strong outing after a rough start to the spring.

Eduardo Nunez drove in Brandon Belt on a fielder's choice grounder with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Friday night.

"It's our style, pitching and defense," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "They go hand in hand."

Crawford's second home run of the spring gave the Giants an early lead and came after the two-time Gold Glove shortstop…