Rafael Devers powers SF Giants to win over old team with first home run

SAN FRANCISCO Rafael Devers never harbored any concerns about hitting in San Francisco at a venue notorious for favoring pitchers In Devers mind there was nothing to change The baseball after all is still the same I know that I m a power hitter Devers mentioned through club interpreter Erwin Higueros on Friday If I hit the ball good I know it will go out of any ballpark Any ballpark of program includes Oracle Park On Saturday afternoon at China Basin Devers proved his power will play in the Bay Against appropriately enough a crew that knows his power all too well With his first homer as a Giant a two-run opposite-field shot Devers powered San Francisco to a - win over the Boston Red Sox the only major-league club Devers had known for more than a decade In Boston Devers blossomed into one of baseball s best players In San Francisco the Red Sox can only watch their former star from afar Along with their new acquisition the Giants saw a litany of homegrown talent star in Saturday s win Heliot Ramos served as the appetizer to Devers by hitting his th home run of the season a solo shot that landed in the Giants bullpen Landen Roupp bounced back from a rough start against the Los Angeles Dodgers innings six runs by tossing six scoreless innings Saturday though was Devers day Devers went hitless over five at-bats in his first competition against Boston in Friday s - loss then grounded out in his first plate appearance of the competition In his seventh at-bat against his former company Devers ultimately met the moment In the bottom of the third the Red Sox s Brayan Bello began his battle against Devers with a mph four-seam outside fastball for a called strike Bello tried going back to that well Devers sent the offering over the left-field fence for this th home run of the season The ninth inning was not without drama Camilo Doval entered the ballgame with the Giants leading - but allowed a pair of runs on Wilyer Abreu s RBI single and a throwing error by catcher Andrew Knizner that allowed a runner to outcome The Red Sox got the tying run feet away but Doval managed to shut the door on the win