Brandon Crawford sidelined again after injuries flare up
Brandon Crawford had hardly united with fellow middle infielder Joe Panik before he was back in the Giants' sick bay.
In the Giants' 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, the shortstop reinjured his oblique and left calf, which will cause him to be inactive for at least a few days after missing time due to oblique tightness in August and a calf injury in early September after being hit by a pitch.
Manager Brue Bochy said Crawford's oblique injury flared up again when he made a tough play that required him to throw across his body on the run.
"I think one's affecting the other," Bochy said of Crawford's injuries. "He's going to need a couple days, hopefully not more."
Crawford was in the midst of a career year at the plate before was hit by the injury bug.
The 28-year-old infielder holds career highs in home runs (19) and RBI (77), but his average (.255), which also remains a career high, has dipped since his bout with injuries began in August.
While Crawford was hitting .265/.324/.482 prior to his injury spell on Aug. 25, he is now batting .255/.315/.463 after going 2 for 24 (.083) in his last six games.
(h/t San Jose Mercury News)
