Devers went 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI in Saturday's 9-2 win over the Angels.
The big blow for the 29-year-old slugger was a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Brent Suter that capped the scoring on the day for the Giants. Devers has gone yard in back-to-back games, and over 19 contests in July he's batting .286 (20-for-70) with seven of his 22 long balls on the season, along with 16 runs and 16 RBI.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Drives in three in win
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk, a third RBI and a second run scored in Friday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Angels.
Devers started the Giants' scoring with a first-inning homer and added a walk-off knock in the 10th. This was his first multi-hit effort since July 10 versus the Rockies. The infielder is batting .244 with a .791 OPS, 21 homers, 56 RBI, 53 runs scored, 26 doubles and one triple across 103 contests this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Doubles in defeat
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Devers went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.
Devers hit a leadoff double in the second inning and drew a walk in the seventh before coming around to score. The veteran infielder has struggled of late, batting .100 with three runs scored and a home run in 34 plate appearances over his last eight outings. Overall, he's slashing .242/.312/.468 with 53 RBI, 51 runs scored and 20 long balls across 433 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Homers in loss
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Devers went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Mariners.
Devers hit a leadoff homer to left field in the sixth inning, giving the Giants a 2-0 lead. The veteran infielder had gone 0-for-11 in his previous three outings and is now batting .271 with 11 runs scored, nine RBI and five home runs across 58 plate appearances in July. Overall, he's slashing .245/.314/.477 with 53 RBI, 50 runs scored and 20 long balls in 417 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Powers offense in loss
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Devers went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two additional RBI in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Rockies.
Devers opened the scoring with a second-inning homer and added an RBI single in the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. He has gone 12-for-32 (.375) with four homers and eight RBI over nine contests in July. For the season, the infielder is batting .253 with an .808 OPS, 19 homers, 52 RBI, 48 runs scored, 25 doubles and one triple over 94 games.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Multi-hit effort in win
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, two RBI and a run scored in Thursday's 8-2 win over the Rockies.
Devers drew a walk in the first inning, hit an RBI single in the fifth and added an RBI double in the eighth before coming around to score. The veteran infielder has reached base in 13 consecutive contests, batting .326 with 11 runs scored, 11 RBI and six home runs in 54 plate appearances during that stretch. Overall, he's slashing .247/.315/.475 with 49 RBI, 47 runs scored and 18 long balls across 394 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Scores in loss
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Devers hit a leadoff single in the second inning before coming around to score San Francisco's first run. The veteran infielder has reached base in 11 straight games, batting .333 with 10 runs scored, nine RBI and six home runs in 45 plate appearances during that span. He's now slashing .246/.312/.476 with 47 RBI, 46 runs scored and 18 long balls across 385 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Two homers in Sunday's loss
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Devers went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Rockies.
Devers had solo shots in the fourth and fifth innings off Tanner Gordon. This performance extended Devers' hitting streak to nine games, a span in which he has gone 12-for-33 (.364) with six long balls and nine RBI. For the season, he's batting .248 with a .791 OPS, 18 homers, 47 RBI, 43 runs scored, 24 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 89 contests.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Powers offense with two homers
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Devers went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs and four RBI in Saturday's 5-0 win over Atlanta.
Devers went yard to open the scoring with a solo shot in the second inning, and he added a three-run blast one frame later. Prior to Saturday's power display, the first baseman had been slumping a bit, going just 3-for-23 over his previous six games. He's now batting .240 on the year with a .754 OPS, 14 homers, 43 RBI, 38 runs scored, 24 doubles, one triple and no stolen bases over 82 contests.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Hits game-tying homer
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Athletics.
Devers tied the game at 1-1 with a ninth-inning blast off Elvis Alvarado. This was Devers' third homer in his last seven games, all of which have been solo shots. The infielder is now batting .239 with a .739 OPS, 12 homers, 38 RBI, 36 runs scored, 23 doubles and a triple over 79 contests this season, and he's yet to attempt a stolen base.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: June power surge continues
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Devers went 2-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 loss to the Marlins.
The 29-year-old slugger took Michael Petersen deep to lead off the sixth inning, Devers' 11th homer of the season and fourth in the last 11 games. Over that June hot stretch, he's slashing .250/.388/.625 with three doubles, five RBI and seven runs. Trade rumors are swirling around the Giants' bigger names and contracts as they challenge the Rockies for the worst record in the National League, and Devers is doing what he can right now to boost his value to a contender.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Launches solo shot in win
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Devers went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 11-10 win over the Nationals.
After going 0-for-11 in 14 plate appearances over his previous three games, Devers launched a home run to center field in the eighth inning and drew a walk in the ninth before coming around to score. The veteran infielder has struggled through 10 outings this month, batting .122 with seven runs scored, three RBI and two home runs across 48 plate appearances. Overall, he's slashing .233/.292/.415 with 33 runs scored, 33 RBI and nine long balls in 295 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Triples, reaches three times Friday
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Devers went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple, one walk and a run scored in Friday's 8-6 loss to the Rockies.
Devers hit his first triple of the season in the top of the ninth inning and later scored on a Matt Chapman single to give the Giants a 6-3 lead. After a really poor start to the season, Devers has been swinging the bat better this month. He's hit safely in 20 of 25 games in May and has eight multi-hit efforts to push his slash line to .247/.292/.420 with seven homers, 29 RBI, 22 runs scored and a 14:70 BB:K across 236 plate appearances this season. Devers' 5.9 percent walk rate is well below his 15.4 percent number from last season. He also has a career-low .406 xSLG and .288 xwOBA.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Doubles in defeat
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Devers went 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 6-2 loss to Arizona. He was also hit by a pitch.
Devers hit a two-run double in the fourth inning, giving the Giants a brief 2-1 lead. The veteran infielder has recorded at least one hit in five of the last six games, racking up eight RBI, four doubles, two long balls and an additional run scored over 25 plate appearances during that span. He's had a productive month, slashing .302/.351/.593 with 16 RBI, 13 runs scored, 10 doubles and five home runs across 94 plate appearances in 23 games in May.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Smacks grand slam in Sunday's win
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an RBI double during the Giants' 8-5 win over the White Sox on Sunday.
Devers opened things up with an RBI double in the first inning, but his biggest contribution came in the fifth, when he smacked a grand slam off Grant Taylor to give the Giants an 8-4 lead. Devers struggled to a .537 OPS through the first 31 games of the regular season but has been much better at the place since May 1, posting a .935 OPS with five home runs, nine doubles and 14 RBI in 90 plate appearances this month.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Goes deep in win
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Devers went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an additional RBI, two additional runs scored and two walks in Monday's victory over the Dodgers.
Devers opened the scoring by crushing a solo homer off Roki Sasaki in the second inning before later drawing a bases-loaded walk against Alex Vesia in the seventh frame. Monday marked another productive effort for the 29-year-old slugger, who has found his footing in May, slashing .364/.436/.758 with three homers, four doubles, seven RBI and eight runs through the first 10 games of the month. His season-long .682 OPS remains underwhelming, but after an ice-cold start to the campaign, Devers appears to be trending in the right direction.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Goes yard again Friday
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Devers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 5-2 win over the Pirates.
Devers tied the game at 1-1 with his second-inning blast. He's hit safely in his last eight contests, going 9-for-26 (.346) in that span with six RBI and four extra-base hits. The improved performance at the plate is a good sign as he faces some increased pressure from top prospect Bryce Eldridge for playing time. Devers is still hitting a meager .229 with a .625 OPS on the year, and he's racked up four homers, 16 RBI, 12 runs scored, six doubles and no stolen bases over 38 contests.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Cracks homer in loss
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Devers went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Padres.
Devers hit a leadoff home run in the third inning, marking his first homer since April 8. The veteran infielder has recorded a hit in seven straight games, batting .318 with five RBI and two runs scored in 27 plate appearances during that span. He's now slashing .221/.265/.329 with 15 RBI, 10 runs scored, three long balls and a 29.8 percent strikeout rate across 151 plate appearances this season.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Logs RBI double in loss
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Devers went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Rays.
Devers hit a two-out double to center field in the sixth inning, driving in San Francisco's lone run. The veteran infielder has recorded a hit in three straight outings following a six-game stretch in which he logged just one hit. The 29-year-old is now slashing .211/.250/.297 with 12 RBI, eight runs scored and two home runs across 136 plate appearances in what has been a lackluster start to the season for both Devers and the Giants.
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Giants' Rafael Devers: Records RBI double in win
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Devers went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a run scored and a walk in Sunday's 6-3 win over Miami.
After going 0-for-11 with six strikeouts over his previous three games, Devers reached base twice Sunday. The veteran infielder hit an RBI double in the sixth inning before coming around to score the game-tying run, and he also drew a walk in the seventh. The 29-year-old has gotten off to a slow start this season, slashing .216/.256/.306 with 10 RBI, eight runs scored, two long balls and a 30.8 percent strikeout rate across 117 plate appearances in 28 games.
