CURT CASALI NEWS

Giants' Posey out, Crawford in lineup day after injuries

Buster Posey was out of the lineup for the San Francisco Giants a night after leaving a game with left knee discomfort, while Brandon Crawford was set to play shortstop after exper...

AUGUST 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Giants catcher Posey pulled with left knee discomfort

San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey has been removed from a game with left knee discomfort

AUGUST 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wade's pinch-hit HR in 9th lifts Giants past A's 6-5

Pinch-hitter LaMonte Wade Jr. connected for a two-run homer in the ninth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants rally for a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

How ridiculous are the Giants? Their backup catcher, Curt Casali, has baseball's ultimate plus/minus The Giants are 33-8 in Curt Casali's starts this season, an impressive mark for anyone, let alone a backup catcher.

AUGUST 18, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

La Stella, Wood keep Giants rolling, top Rockies 5-2

Tommy La Stella had three hits and two RBIs, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-2

AUGUST 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wade's 3-run homer leads Giants to fifth straight win

LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fourth, pitcher Logan Webb added a two-run single moments earlier to help his winning cause, and the MLB-leading San Francisco Giants...

AUGUST 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smacks fifth homer Casali went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Arizona.

Impact The catcher accounted for San Francisco's lone run when he went deep in the fifth inning. Casali has gone 3-for-6 with a homer and a double in his last two games. The 32-year-old has five long balls, 21 RBI, 15 runs scored and a .221/.329/.404 slash line in 158 plate appearances. He's likely to start every third game or so as Buster Posey's backup.

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

MadBum gets 1st win vs. former team, D-backs top Giants 3-1

Madison Bumgarner threw seven stellar innings to beat his former team for the first time and the Arizona Diamondbacks knocked off the first-place San Francisco Giants 3-1

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wade homers twice, Giants bounce back to beat Pirates 6-1

LaMonte Wade Jr. homered twice and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starts in series finale Casali will start at catcher and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Pirates.

Impact Casali will be checking back into the starting nine for the first time since Wednesday after Buster Posey's recent return from the injured list bumped Casali back to the No. 2 spot on the depth chart. Expect Casali to pick up about one or two starts per week the rest of the season while Posey is healthy.

JULY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Flores' homer off Jansen in 9th rallies Giants past Dodgers

Wilmer Flores hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off closer Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2

JULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Resting Sunday Casali is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Casali will cede catching duties to Chadwick Tromp in the series finale after he was behind the dish Friday and Saturday. With Buster Posey (thumb) considered day-to-day and likely to return from the injured list during the upcoming week, Casali's time as San Francisco's No. 1 catcher will soon come to an end.

JULY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

On base three times, homer Casali went 1-for-2 with a three-run home run, two walks and a strikeout in a 3-1 win against the Nationals on Sunday.

Impact Casali accounted for all three San Francisco runs with his second-inning shot to center off Nationals' starter Erick Fedde and later walked in both the third and sixth innings. The backstop has been performing admirably in the absence of Buster Posey and concludes the first half with a .220/.336/.404 slash line in 42 games and his 11.6 BB% would be among the league leaders if Casali had enough at-bats to qualify.

JULY 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gausman, Casali power Giants to sweep of Nationals

Kevin Gausman worked six-plus innings of one-run ball and Curt Casali hit a three-run homer as the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 to complete a three-game s...

JULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tallies three hits in win Casali went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a double in a 5-3 victory over Washington on Friday.

Impact The Giants decided to put Buster Posey (thumb) on the 10-day injured list earlier in the day, giving Casali another chance to start. He came through with a big performance, finishing with his third three-hit game of the season. Casali should function as San Francisco's primary starter until Posey returns, especially since he is on a roll at the plate. Over his past five games, Casali has gone 7-for-14 with four doubles, two walks and two RBI.

JULY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lester scheduled to start for Nationals at Giants

The Giants will send Anthony DeSclafani to the mound Saturday and the Nationals plan to give Jon Lester the start

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fill-ins Casali, Ruf hit homers, Giants beat Nationals 5-3

Curt Casali hit a two-run homer while filling in for injured All-Star catcher Buster Posey, late lineup addition Darin Ruf added a go-ahead drive and the San Francisco Giants beat...

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

DeSclafani dominates, Posey leaves game, Giants win 5-2

Anthony DeSclafani threw 8 2/3 effective innings, Austin Slater and Darin Ruf both homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-2 for their third straight v...

JULY 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Diamondbacks look to break 4-game losing streak against Giants

Arizona will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Diamondbacks take on San Francisco

JULY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Casali comes through again, Giants score twice in extra innings to down A's 6-5 Curt Casali, who’d homered the previous night against Oakland, delivered an RBI double...

JUNE 27, 2021 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

Giants in action against the Athletics following Cueto's strong showing

San Francisco looks to follow up a dominant outing by Friday starter Johnny Cueto

JUNE 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts second homer Casali went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-0 win over Oakland.

Impact There was little offense in the battle between Bay Area teams, so Casali's seventh-inning solo homer loomed large in a game the Giants ultimately won 2-0. The long ball was just his second this season, though both have come in his past four games. Casali struggled to a .100 average through his first 70 at-bats, but he has stepped things up considerably of late, batting .500 (8-for-16) with a pair of homers and six RBI over his past six contests.

JUNE 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Johnny Cueto dazzles in front of big crowd, Giants beat A's

Johnny Cueto outdueled Sean Manaea and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 2-0 in the Bay Bridge Series opener

JUNE 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Flores homers twice, Giants rout Phillies 11-2

Wilmer Flores had four hits, including two of San Francisco’s four home runs, and the Giants routed the Philadelphia Phillies 11-2

JUNE 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drives in four Casali went 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, four RBI and two runs scored Thursday against Arizona.

Impact Casali finished just a double shy of the cycle to record his third multi-RBI game of the season. The highlight of his performance came in the second inning, when he took Zac Gallen deep for his first home run of the season. He drove in a run on each of his other two hits and now has 10 RBI on the campaign. Casali has yet to get on track with the bat across 93 plate appearances, as he's hitting just .165/.290/.241.

JUNE 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE