Brandon Crawford on Giants bench Thursday
San Francisco Giants infielder Brandon Crawford is not in the lineup against right-hander Julio Teheran and the Milwaukee Brewers in Thursday's series opener.
Casey Schmitt will take over at shortstop and hit eighth while Crawford sits for the second time this series. J.D. Davis will return to the lineup to play third base and bat cleanup.
Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Giants' implied total is 4.71 and the game total is 9.0. Teheran will be making his first MLB appearance since 2021, and he only recorded a 5.33 xFIP over eight starts at Triple-A this season.
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