MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Brandon Crawford did his best to give ailing manager Bruce Bochy quite the get-well gift by recording Major League Baseball’s first seven-hit performance in 41 years in the series opener.
With Bochy expected to leave the hospital and return to his post in the dugout, Crawford will look to continue the hit parade on Tuesday as the Giants vie for a series victory over the host Miami Marlins.
Crawford collected a triple, a double and five singles, with his last base hit plating Brandon Belt in the 14th inning for an 8-7 victory. The 29-year-old recorded only six hits in his previous 11 games for the slumping Giants, who posted just their sixth win in 22 contests since the All-Star break to maintain a one-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West.