Giants' Rafael Devers expresses frustration with pinch-run decision amid one-run loss to Marlins

The San Francisco Giants were attempting to rally down 1 tally successful the apical of the ninth inning against the Miami Marlins connected Sunday erstwhile Rafael Devers reached archetypal basal connected a walk.

Giants manager Tony Vitello was astir to pinch-run for Devers successful hopes of adding velocity connected the bases to necktie the game. Jonah Cox ran toward archetypal portion Devers tried to shoo him away. Devers pleaded from archetypal basal to enactment successful the crippled portion Cox was caught successful the mediate of the ordeal.

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San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers is congratulated successful the dugout aft hitting a solo location tally during the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins successful Miami connected June 19, 2026. (Lynne Sladky/Associated Press)

Devers walked backmost to the dugout successful a huff.

Jung Hoo Lee, the adjacent Giants batter, flied retired and past Willy Adames grounded into a treble play. The Marlins secured the 2-1 win.

Vitello seemed to recognize Devers’ reasoning for wanting to enactment successful the crippled but besides knew that Devers was battling immoderate limb soreness. He said that erstwhile helium made the determination to person Cox travel into the game, determination was nary turning back.

San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello watches batting signifier earlier a shot crippled against the Miami Marlins successful Miami connected June 19, 2026. (Lynne Sladky/Associated Press)

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"So, conscionable going with what our champion effort is to triumph the game," the first-year MLB manager said, via MLB.com. "Obviously, you'd similar to get Jonah to spell get it back, you know, he's comparatively speedy to the plate, but connected a double, going with our champion accidental to beryllium capable to score."

Vitello said helium didn’t deliberation the concern warranted different speech with Devers extracurricular of their regular chats.

San Francisco fell to 31-46 with the loss. Miami improved to 40-38.

The Giants acquired Devers successful a blockbuster commercialized with the Boston Red Sox past season, but look consenting to portion ways with him earlier this year’s commercialized deadline.

Multiple reports indicated past week that the Giants were exploring the anticipation of a occurrence merchantability making Devers, Adames and Matt Chapman available.

San Francisco Giants' Rafael Devers watches aft hitting a solo location tally during the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins successful Miami connected June 19, 2026. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

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Devers is hitting .238 with 11 location runs and a majors-leading 23 doubles.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.