Sometimes, one player can flip the feel of an entire season. On Wednesday night at Oracle Park, that player was Rafael Devers . The San Francisco Giants’ star DH/first baseman erupted for his best game since arriving in the Bay, hammering two home runs and driving in five runs as part of a 4-for-4 performance in a 12-3 rout of the Chicago Cubs . Devers came up just a triple shy of the cycle, and in the process, reminded fans and teammates alike why the front office brought him in to anchor their lineup for the long haul.

Devers wasted no time setting the tone, crushing a Colin Rea splitter 410 feet to straightaway center in the first inning. The solo shot was the Giants’ first hit of the night and immediately put Chicago on its heels. Later, with the game still within reach in the s

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