By Jeremy Kahn

Brandon Crawford did something in his second at-bat of the game that no shortstop accomplished prior to him in the history of postseason.

Crawford took a Edinson Volquez over the right field fence in the top of the fourth inning for a grand slam, helping the San Francisco Giants defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 in the National League Wild Card game at PNC Park.

The grand slam by Crawford was the first ever hit by a shortstop in the history of postseason play, as the Giants moved on to the National Division Series for the third time in the past five seasons.

This was the eighth consecutive victory by the Giants going back to game five of the 2012 National League Championship Series versus the St. Louis Cardinals.

Madison Bumgarner was lights out on the mound, as he threw a complete game four-hit shutout and send the Pirates home for the winter.

Bumgarner threw 109 pitches and struck out 10, as he extended his scoreless inning streak up to 16 innings going back to game two of the 2012 World Series against the Detroit Tigers.

Brandon Belt drove in three runs for the Giants, as he singled in the top of the sixth inning to score Hunter Pence and then singled again in the top of the seventh inning to score Buster Posey and Pablo Sandoval.

It was Posey, who drove in the eighth and final run of the game in the top of the eighth inning to score Gregor Blanco.

Crawford’s double play mate Joe Panik made a stellar debut in postseason play, as he went 3-for-5 at the plate.

With the victory, the Giants move onto face the Washington Nationals in the National League Division Series beginning on Friday afternoon at Nationals Park.