Matthews Jr. hitless in first game with Louisville

By Drew SilvaJun 27, 2010, 11:29 AM EDT
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The Reds handed outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. a contract last week and stuck him in Triple-A so that he could build some confidence and perhaps help the big league club in the long-run.  That was the plan, at least.

Matthews Jr. made his debut for the Louisville Bats on Saturday and you may be able to guess what happened.  Batting leadoff, he finished 0-for-6 with five strikeouts as the Bats fell to the Norfolk Tides 4-3.  Here’s the box score, in case you’re all in need of a good laugh.

The 35-year-old had a .190 batting average, a .260 on-base percentage and a .241 slugging percentage in 58 at-bats when the Mets released him in June, so the struggles should come as no surprise.  He’s washed up.  A shadow of his former self.  All that jazz.

Brandon Crawford homers off brother-in-law Gerrit Cole

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By Bill BaerMay 22, 2018, 9:47 PM EDT
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You can’t pick your family and no one knows that better than Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. His sister Amy married Astros starter Gerrit Cole in November 2016, so the two players are brothers-in-law.

The two players have matched up against each other 18 times in the past, as Cole spent his first five seasons in the National League with the Pirates. Cole often won that battle, holding Crawford to four hits — all singles — in 18 plate appearances.

Crawford finally got the better of Cole on Tuesday night, hitting a line drive into the appropriately-named Crawford Boxes at Minute Maid Park for a two-run home run, cutting the Astros’ lead to 5-2.