SF Giants' Devers continues heating up in big win vs. Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - As Rafael Devers goes, so too does the Giants’ offense. And if it wasn’t evident by now, Devers is heating up in a hurry.
Devers had another big game as the Giants kicked off their three-city, 10-game road trip with a 9-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Monday night, reaching base four times on a single, two walks (one intentional), a home run, three runs and two RBIs.
“When the takes are good and the swings are good, the law of percentages will show that you’re good no matter who you are. So, I would apply that to a good amount of time for Rafi, not just tonight,” said manager Tony Vitello.
Devers will need more than just two weeks for his numbers to normalize, but the foundation of San Francisco’s offense is headed in the right direction.
Over his last 12 games, Devers is hitting .361/.432/.722 with three homers, eight RBIs and six walks. Devers entered the Giants’ three-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays with a .537 OPS. After reaching base four times on Monday, his OPS is up to .682.
“That’s why we play 162,” said shortstop Willy Adames. “For us, it’s different. I guess we have different points of view. I respect what everybody thinks, but everybody knows what type of player he is and what type of numbers he’s going to put up at the end of the year. Obviously, it’s amazing that he got hot, but we just want him to continue to be himself and continue to help the team win more games.”
San Francisco’s offense, as a whole, had an encouraging night, totaling a season-high six walks and 12 hits. Along with Devers, first baseman Casey Schmitt reached base four times (walk, hit by pitch, two singles) while left fielder Heliot Ramos and Adames each contributed two and three RBIs, respectively.
Since last Monday’s roster shakeup, the Giants have scored at least five runs in four of their last seven games. In their first 34 games, by comparison, San Francisco’s offense had only 10 occasions of scoring at least five runs.
With steals from Schmitt and Jesús Rodríguez, the Giants also stole multiple bases in a game for the first time this season.
“It just seemed to be a lot of guys grinding out at-bats, even before that last inning, grinding out at-bats and trying to find whatever way to get a job done. Even when it wasn’t successful, you could see the intent,” Vitello said.
Right-hander Trevor McDonald didn’t have the most impressive final line, allowing three runs over 5 1/3 innings on nine hits and two walks, but the rookie showed resilience in the bottom of the fourth.
The Dodgers opened up that frame with four straight singles, the last of which generated a run, but McDonald found a way to limit the damage to two runs and pitch into the sixth inning. San Francisco’s bullpen wasn’t in a great spot because of Sunday’s 12-inning marathon, and McDonald’s effort helped ensure his team’s relievers weren’t further compromised.
“They always say you can’t make chicken salad out of stuff, but he kind of made chicken salad in that inning. So that’s my best way to say it,” Vitello said.
“It was gritty,” McDonald said. “My mindset the whole time was you just have to grind through it. Obviously, the bullpen is a little low after that long extra-inning game yesterday.”
Devers gave the Giants an early 1-0 lead in the top of the second with one of his most impressive plate appearances of the season, an eight-pitch battle that ended with a solo home run. The slugger fell behind 1-2, worked the count to 3-2 and fouled off a pair of pitches before pulling an outside splitter into the right-field bleachers.
The Giants had an opportunity to tack on more runs in the third when they loaded the bases with one out, but they were left empty-handed as Devers flew out to shallow right field and Heliot Ramos grounded out.
Los Angeles, by contrast, didn’t waste their chance with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth en route to taking a 2-1 lead. The Dodgers strung together four straight singles to tie the game at one apiece, then took the lead when Andy Pages grounded into a bases-loaded 6-4-3 double play.
Ramos gave San Francisco a 3-2 lead in the top of the fifth with a two-run double, but Max Muncy immediately responded with a game-tying homer. Los Angeles’ Teoscar Hernández knocked McDonald out of the game with a single, but lefty Matt Gage kept the game tied by retiring pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas and four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani.
The Giants took a 6-3 lead in the top of the seventh when Devers drew a bases-loaded walk and Adames drove in two with a single, then put the game out of reach with three more runs in the ninth.
Up next
Right-hander Adrian Houser (0-4, 6.19 ERA) will take the mound following his best start of the season, one where he allowed one earned run over six-plus innings against the Padres. Houser will go up against 2025 World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 3.09 ERA), who allowed three runs over seven innings in his last meeting with the Giants on April 21.
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This story was originally published May 11, 2026 at 10:37 PM.