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 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 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 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
San Francisco heads into the All-Star break with the best record in the majors at 57-32, a huge surprise for a team that wasn’t expected to contend in the NL West.
Here s what you need to know about what happened in the first round.
Henry Davis goes No. 1
• Davis is only the seventh catcher in history to be drafted No. 1 overall. He s also only the second in the past 20 years, but the second in the last three (Adley Rutschman, 2019). Before Davis and Rutschman, the last catcher drafted No. 1 overall was Joe Mauer in 2001.
• Davis is the first Louisville player to go No. 1 overall in school history. The previous high for a Cardinals player was Brendan McKay at No. 4 in 2017. Davis is also the second Louisville catcher taken in the first round in the last six Drafts Will Smith went No. 32 overall to the Dodgers in 2016.
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SAN FRANCISCO The July 30 Trade Deadline is less than three weeks away, but Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said he hasn’t engaged in too much dialogue with other clubs about potential deals yet.
Like most teams, the Giants are currently focused on the 2021 MLB Draft, which will run from Sunday to Tuesday. After that, though, Zaidi and the rest of San Francisco’s front office are expected to devote more attention to trade targets and other possible moves they can make to shore up a roster that has surprisingly carried the Giants to the top of the National League West this season.
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Tyler Beede from the 60-day injured list. Reliever
Jimmie Sherfy has been designated for assignment to open active and 40-man roster space. Additionally, San Francisco placed outfielder
Jaylin Davis on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain and recalled infielder
Beede is in line to make his first major league appearance since 2019. The former first-round pick underwent an ill-timed Tommy John surgery in March 2020. That cost him all of last season and almost the entire first half of 2021. Beede was a regular member of San Francisco’s starting five during his last healthy run. He made 24 appearances (22 starts) in 2019, tossing 117 innings of 5.08 ERA ball with average strikeout and walk rates (21.6% and 8.8%, respectively). There could be room for Beede to step back into the rotation;