Giants' Curt Casali sitting Thursday afternoon

San Francisco Giants catcher Curt Casali is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's series finale against left-hander Austin Gomber and the Colorado Rockies.

What It Means:

Casali is taking a seat after starting the last three games. Austin Wynns, whom the Giants acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in exchange for left-hander Michael Plassmeyer and cash considerations, is starting at catcher and hitting eighth. Joey Bart was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento earlier this week.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Giants have the fourth-highest implied total (4.86) in the majors on Thursday. Gomber has the third-lowest strikeout rate (17.9%) out of the 22 listed starters.