LOS ANGELES — Just before the play that won the Giants Game 3 of the National League Division Series, shortstop Brandon Crawford went where he was told. Then he went somewhere else.
The Dodgers’ best hitter, rightfielder Mookie Betts, loomed at the plate with two on and two out. Lefthanded reliever Jake McGee hunched on the mound. Crawford made eye contact with the rest of the infielders and with bench coach Kai Correa, who handles their positioning. They planned to play Betts to pull the ball toward leftfield, which he did 45.2% of the time this season. But something was bothering Crawford.