When Chapman blasted an Eduardo Rodriguez fastball to left-center, he could have assumed it was a homer. It would have been in 26 other parks. But the ball hit off the wall and bounced away from center fielder Jake McCarthy, and because Chapman never stopped to watch, he was ready when Giants third-base coach Matt Williams waved him home. He slid in ahead of the throw for an inside-the-parker that was the highlight of a 6-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Manager Bob Melvin wasn't at all surprised to see Chapman racing hard enough around second that it was an easy call for Williams. 'He doesn't know another way, but it's just showing everybody how we expect to play down the road,' Melvin said. 'That's what he has always meant to me. In Oakland, as well, as a rookie and his entire time there -- that's just kind of what comes along with him, and that's why everybody loves watching him play.'
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