SAN FRANCISCO -- Rafael Devers lived up to the billing on his bobblehead night.
The three-time All-Star homered twice to power the Giants’ 5-0 win over the Braves at Oracle Park on Saturday, with his second blast even unlocking a free Chick-fil-A promo for fans.
Devers’ 22nd career multihomer game backed yet another dominant start from San Francisco ace Logan Webb, who allowed only one hit over seven scoreless innings to improve to 5-5 with a 3.09 ERA on the season. The 29-year-old right-hander has been outstanding since returning from a right knee injury on May 29, logging a 0.85 ERA in six outings across that span.
Devers put the Giants on the board in the bottom of the second when he smoked a 91.7 mph four-seam fastball from Atlanta right-hander Bryce Elder over the center-field fence for a 404-foot leadoff homer. Devers went deep again in his next at-bat in the third, golfing an 0-2 slider that sailed down the right-field line and clanged off the foul pole for a three-run shot.
Devers’ 14th home run of the year came on a pitch that was 1.45 feet above the ground; it marked his 25th career homer on a pitch 1.5 feet above the ground or lower, which is six more than any other player since the pitch tracking era began in 2008.
Devers also became the first Giants player to hit the Chick-fil-A branded “fowl” pole, scoring free chicken for fans.