Nuñez might hit roadblock in Boston

Around the big leagues: Not so fast on the notion of ex-Giant Eduardo Nuñez becoming Boston’s full-time third baseman. The best hitting prospect in the Sox’s system, third baseman Rafael Devers, hit his first big-league homer Wednesday afternoon and “has something special in that bat,” manager John Farrell said.

As the Dodgers look into a major trade before Monday’s deadline, recent developments matter. On a roll: Sonny Gray, with six straight impressive starts. Not so much: the Rangers’ Yu Darvish, who gave up 10 earned runs against Miami on Wednesday and is 1-6 with a 5.03 ERA in his past 12 starts.

The depressing part isn’t that A’s closer Santiago Casilla blew another save, his sixth, against Toronto. It’s that the A’s had any interest in Casilla after the Giants concluded he was done.

A’s nostalgia: The Dodgers’ win Wednesday night meant they were 62-20 since calling up Clay Bellinger. It’s the best 82-game stretch since Oakland finished 2001 on a 64-18 tear (then lost the Division Series to the Yankees).

Forced to move on in Matt Duffy’s absence (lingering heel injury), and with an eye on the postseason, Tampa Bay has a well-set infield with Evan Longoria at third base, Adeiny Hechavarria at shortstop and Tim Beckham at second. Duffy could use a change of scene, and the Giants’ fans have one in mind. Things could get complicated at third base next year, though, if Pablo Sandoval’s comeback is for real and Christian Arroyo looks ready.

Melky Cabrera left the Giants in disgrace — suspended 50 games after testing positive for testosterone — in August 2012. Nobody in the clubhouse wanted him back, and it seemed his career might be over. Instead, with his 33rd birthday coming next month, Cabrera has become a clubhouse leader and lineup fixture with the White Sox. If a contender doesn’t trade for Cabrera, “I’d like to stay here for a long time,” he told reporters.

After an 18-minute delay caused by the confusion over a Minnesota double-switch against the Dodgers, a certain ex-Giant learned he was wrongly positioned and was finally placed in left field. “Never have so many waited so long,” wrote Bill Plunkett in the Orange County Register, “to watch Ehire Adrianza play baseball.”