Rafael Devers absolutely crushed his 37th home run of the season on Saturday, a two-run shot that felt like pure poetry, but it still wasn’t enough as the Giants fell 7-6 to the Padres. This dude is on a tear right now, making pitchers look silly, and honestly, the way he’s driving balls out to right at Oracle Park? You can’t help but get major Barry Bonds vibes when he steps to the plate.
Devers Is Unstoppable, But The Giants Are Still Chasing
When Devers is up with men on base, there’s a buzz in the stadium you can feel through the TV. Opposing pitchers are trying everything, handling him with extreme care. We even saw All-Star closer Mason Miller walk him in the ninth inning Friday. On Saturday, Devers didn’t wait long, lasering a low 1-1 sweeper from Michael King in the first inning for that two-run bomb. Just lights out. The previous night, he ripped a grand slam to cut a deficit down to two. This guy is carrying a massive load, and you just know everyone’s holding their breath when he’s at the plate.
Power Is There, But The Wins Aren’t
While Devers is going supernova, the Giants as a team showed some serious pop on Saturday. They went deep three times, making a real fight out of it after falling behind early. Rookie catcher Drew Cavanaugh, in his 50th game, finally notched his first career homer, a shot to right in the eighth that had him “couldn’t stop smiling.” Manager Tony Vitello acknowledged it took a bit for Cavanaugh, but praised him as “one of our best guys at control in the strike zone.” Even with all that power, including a two-run shot from Gilbert and Whitcomb also going deep, they still lost 7-6. They cut a huge lead to one, showed grit, but still came up short.
The Giants need to figure out how to put a full game together. Devers is giving them everything he’s got, showing why that trade looks better every single day. But falling behind 7-3 and mounting rallies that come up short? That’s just gonna grind you down. This team has shown they can hit for power and fight back, but they have to find a way to capitalize and turn these close calls into wins moving forward.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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