SF Giants: ESPN commentators criticize Kapler’s choice to pull Crawford

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 23: San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler stands in the dugout during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Opening Day game at Dodger Stadium on July 23, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The 2020 season had been postponed since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) It took less than one regular season game for Gabe Kapler to face criticism in hi. . .

As for not having the three-time Gold Glove-winning Crawford on the field in the late innings, his defensive numbers from last season were hardly elite. Crawford was at his peak defensively when he had back-to-back years with Defensive Runs Saved totals of 20 in…