Red-hot Giants continue cruising even after Willy Adames, Matt Chapman ejections

SAN FRANCISCO — When the Giants traded for Rafael Devers, one of the first things they did was eliminate the possibility of him playing third base again.The focus was on learning first base, with the idea that in the offseason, or down the line at some point, the front office would figure out how to handle the Devers-Bryce Eldridge combination. Matt Chapman twice has gone on the IL since Devers joined the Giants, but there never has been any real talk of moving the new slugger back across the diamond. Instead, Casey Schmitt has been the fill in, with others taking grounders just in case. The staff figured it would take something completely unexpected to ever see Devers at the position he played for more than 900 games in Boston. On Tuesday, the unexpected arrived. Devers’ first-inning homer was followed by fireworks, and after the benches and bullpens cleared and everyone traded the usual round of shoves and shouts, Chapman and Willy Adames got ejected, along with Colorado Rockies starter Kyle Freeland. Without any more realistic options, manager Bob Melvin turned to Devers to play third. “He didn’t even have a glove. He used...