Giants place veteran shortstop Brandon Crawford on 10-day IL with knee inflammation
- Crawford has been dealing with knee soreness since spring training.
- Despite rest over the All-Star break, Crawford's performance has not improved.
- Crawford is batting just .207 this season with 5 home runs and 26 RBIs.
- The Giants called up infielder David Villar from Triple-A to replace Crawford.
- Rookie Casey Schmitt has been playing shortstop in Crawford's absence.
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