Pirates' Starling Marte robs Giants' Brandon Crawford of home run

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Pirates' Starling Marte robs Giants' Brandon Crawford of home run image

Pirates outfielder Starling Marte may have earned a gift from teammate Gerrit Cole after this catch.

Cole delivered a fastball to Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford in the top of the second inning Saturday. Crawford smashed the pitch to left field, but Marte tracked it to the wall and saved a run with a spectacular catch.

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Marte will take his steak medium rare, Gerrit.

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Jordan Greer has been with The Sporting News since 2015. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is a graduate of Westminster College and Syracuse University.