Kyle Harrison looks like Giants’ future with Brandon Crawford (maybe) saying goodbye
San Francisco Giants Brandon Crawford leaps to catch a ball as Los Angeles Dodgers’ James Outman slides safely at second base in the fifth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. SAN FRANCISCO — The crowd at Oracle Park rose to their feet to celebrate Brandon Crawford, the last player standing from the Giants’ bygone championship era. Minutes later, Kyle Harrison and Casey Schmitt made cases to be the Giants’ future.
Much like his debut so far, Harrison’s Game 162 start against the Los Angeles Dodgers wasn’t pretty, but showed promise. He hit three Dodgers with pitches, but held the NL West champions — rolling out all their starters — hitless through five innings. John Brebbia relieved Harrison for the sixth inning and allowed the Dodgers’ their first hit to the first batter he faced, Smith, and walked Muncy before leaving the game. Taylor Rogers gave up RBI singles to Kolten Wong and Outman. Then Kiké Hernandez broke it open with a three-run home run to make it 5-0.
Harrison had some help defensively, including a diving catch by Mike Yastrzemski in right field to rob James Outman of a hit in the second inning. He also got in his own way. Harrison hit Freddie Freeman and Will Smith in back-to-back plate appearances in the first inning and, in the fourth inning to the Dodgers’ ire. Later, Harrison hit Chris Taylor in the knee with a slider and Taylor writhed in pain on the ground, but remained in the game.
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