PITTSBURGH — Madison Bumgarner pitched a four-hitter with 10 strikeouts, and Brandon Crawford hit the first grand slam by a shortstop in postseason history as the San Francisco Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 on Wednesday night in the National League wild-card game.
San Francisco will face the NL East champion Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series on Friday.
Crawford’s shot over the right-field wall in the fourth inning off Edinson Volquez put the Giants ahead. Bumgarner did the rest as San Francisco won its eighth consecutive postseason game and seventh in a row when facing elimination.
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