Bart will sit Saturday against San Diego, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Bart finds himself on the bench for the fourth time in the last five games. He's hit just .103/.278/.207 while striking out 44.4 percent of the time in the month of May. Michael Papierski will make his major-league debut behind the plate.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Takes seat Friday
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Bart isn't starting Friday against the Padres, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Bart went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts Wednesday against the Rockies, and he'll be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four games. Curt Casali will start behind the dish and bat eighth.
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Giants' Joey Bart: On bench again Tuesday
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Bart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Bart has hits in his past three contests but finds himself on the bench for the second straight game. Curt Casali will receive another start behind the plate, forming a battery with Alex Cobb.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Gets night off
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Bart isn't in the starting lineup for Monday's game against Colorado, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
San Francisco will give Curt Casali a chance behind the dish in this one after Bart caught the last two games of the weekend series against the Cardinals. He's collected a hit in each of his last three games but is off to a rough start at the dish in May, going 3-for-23 with a homer, two RBI and four runs scored over his first nine games.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Connects for fourth homer
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Bart went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's 15-6 loss to the Cardinals.
Bart has hit safely in his last three games, and he hasn't struck out in his last two, the first time all season he's gone consecutive games without a strikeout. The catcher appears to be turning things around after starting May in an 0-for-15 skid. For the season, he's still slashing a shaky .185/.338/.385 with four homers, seven RBI, 11 runs scored and a 42.5 percent strikeout rate in 22 contests.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Not starting Friday
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Bart is not in the lineup for Friday's game against the Cardinals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Bart and Curt Casali have alternated turns behind the plate over the last six games. Casali will catch for Logan Webb on Friday, but Bart should return to the lineup Saturday if the pattern continues.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Sitting Tuesday
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Bart is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rockies, Amy Gutierrez of the Giants' official site reports.
Bart started three of the past four games but will take a seat while mired in an 0-for-15 slump. Curt Casali will work behind the plate in his place.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Bart is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
Bart started the past two games and will take a seat for Sunday's series finale. He went 3-for-4 against the Nationals on April 29 but is otherwise hitless in his past 12 games. Curt Casali will work behind the plate and bat ninth in his place.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Retreats to bench
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Bart isn't starting Thursday against the Cardinals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Bart started in the last three games and went 0-for-6 with a run, three walks and three strikeouts. Curt Casali will take over behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Resting Saturday
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Bart will hit the bench Saturday against the Nationals, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Bart and Saturday's starter, Curt Casali, have now alternated turns behind the plate for 14 straight games. Assuming the pattern continues, Bart should return to the lineup for Sunday's series finale.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Three hits, homer
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Bart went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in a 14-4 loss to the Nationals on Friday.
Bart had his best game of the season with singles in the fifth and ninth innings and a seventh-inning solo shot sandwiched in between. Bart had gone hitless across his last six games prior to Friday's three-hit effort and is now slashing .214/.340/.452, with his OPS jumping 146 points thanks to the effort.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Sitting Wednesday
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Bart is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the A's, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bart is 0-for-20 with 13 strikeouts over his past seven games and will head to the bench for Wednesday's series finale. Curt Casali will start at catcher in his place.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Takes seat Monday
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Bart is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Bart and Curt Casali will alternate turns behind the dish for the 10th consecutive game. Manager Gabe Kapler hasn't suggested that the two backstops will work in a timeshare moving forward, so Bart can probably be viewed as the nominal No. 1 option for the time being.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Not in Saturday's lineup
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Bart is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nationals.
Bart played all nine innings in Friday's game despite dealing with a blister on his left hand, so it would seem he is being held out Saturday with the Giants playing an afternoon affair following a night game. Curt Casali will start behind the plate in Bart's place.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Returns to lineup
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Bart (hand) is starting Friday's game against the Nationals, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Bart was hit by a pitch Wednesday against the Mets and missed two games, but he'll be back in action for Friday's series opener. He's hitting .207 with two homers, a double, four runs, four RBI and a stolen base this year.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Not in Thursday's lineup
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Bart isn't starting Thursday's game against the Mets due to a blister on his left hand, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Bart was hit by a pitch in Wednesday's win over the Mets and is experiencing some pain while swinging a bat. Curt Casali will start behind the dish and bat ninth, but Bart doesn't expect to miss any time beyond Thursday's day off.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Not starting nightcap
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Bart is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, Evan Webeck of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Bart started behind the plate during Game 1 and went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts, and it's no surprise he won't be starting both ends of the twin bill. Curt Casali will catch for ace Logan Webb in the nightcap.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Getting Sunday off
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Bart is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.
Curt Casali will get the nod behind the dish as the Giants and Guardians wrap up their series with a matinee game. Bart started at either catcher or designated hitter in each of the Giants' last five games, going 5-for-17 with a home run, a double, a stolen base, three RBI and an additional run.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Notches first steal
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Bart went 0-for-4 with a stolen base and three strikeouts in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Guardians.
Bart's been very much hit or miss so far -- he's struck out in 13 of his 26 plate appearances, but he's also swatted two home runs and a double. The rookie catcher was initially expected to see a timeshare with Curt Casali, but Bart has gotten the better of that with six starts in the Giants' first eight games. While he's hit no higher than seventh, his fairly consistent presence in the lineup and solid hitting make him a reliable option in fantasy.
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Giants' Joey Bart: Knocks two-run shot
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Bart went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 4-1 win over Cleveland.
Bart added a pair of insurance runs with his shot off Anthony Castro in the eighth inning. It was his second home run of the year and he's now slashing .333/.455/.722 through 22 plate appearances. Bart has yet to hit above seventh in the lineup this season, but that could change soon if his bat stays hot.
