HOUSTON -- Excuse Brandon Crawford if he's a little overbearing and over the top at the next family gathering with his brother-in-law, Gerrit Cole. Crawford will have a lot to talk about, and with good reason.
On Tuesday in the fifth inning, the red-hot Giants shortstop took the Astros' Cole deep into, of all places, the Crawford Boxes in left field at Minute Maid Park.
Crawford's opposite-field two-run home run, his fifth of the season, cut the Houston lead to 5-2. In the second inning, Crawford's single off Cole extended his hitting streak to nine games.