MILWAUKEE, May 27 (UPI) -- Brandon Crawford hit a grand slam home run in his major league debut Friday, rallying the San Francisco Giants and Tim Lincecum to a 5-4 win over Milwaukee.
Crawford had never played above Class AA before being called up this week after the Giants had to adjust their roster due to the long-term loss of catcher Buster Posey.
Starting at shortstop, Crawford lined out to center in the third and grounded into a double play in the fifth to begin his major league career.
He came up with the bases loaded and the Giants facing a 3-1 deficit in the seventh and hit the first pitch from Shaun Marcum (6-2) over the wall in right field. Marcum came into the game with a 2.37 ERA but gave up five runs on six hits in six-plus innings.
Lincecum (5-4) got the win while lasting seven innings. He surrendered three runs, two of them on a third-inning homer by Rickie Weeks.
Brian Wilson came on to protect a one-run lead in the ninth and allowed a two-out single before picking up his 14th save.
The Giants snapped a three-game losing streak. Milwaukee had won six in a row.
