Brandon Crawford recorded the final out of the fifth inning on Friday afternoon. The routine pop-up to third base came down like any other, but everyone in purple basked in relief unlike ever before.
Scott Oberg pitched in a pro game for the first time in 19 months.
The bullpen gate at Scottsdale Stadium opened at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time on Friday, and Oberg would face four San Francisco hitters. In the words of Thomas Harding: “Oberg felt the adrenaline, then looked at the Giants’ hitters and figured it was not the best time to reflect on his painful journey back to game action.