Casali catches 5th straight shutout, Giants beat Marlins 3-0 April 24, 2021 It means so much to Curt Casali that he can provide Buster Posey a much-needed break behind the plate and Giants pitchers don’t miss a beat with the backup. Casali caught his fifth consecutive shutout, guiding Aaron Sanchez and four relievers in San Francisco’s 3-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night. “Five in a row, it´s pretty sweet,” a grinning Casali said. Casali – in for a resting Posey – is the fifth catcher since at least 1900 to backstop a shutout in five straight starts. He joins Francisco Cervelli (2015), Chris Hoiles (1995), Alan Ashby (1986) and Ed Phelps (six straight in 1903), per Elias Sports. Casali is the first to do it with five different starting pitchers. The 32-year-old said the amount of pride he takes in that feat “is probably more than I can describe.”