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SCOTTSDALE Paul Konerko Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — When catching prospect Joey Bart arrived in the San Francisco Giants’ camp, he wanted to get over any nervousness about being around veterans such as Madison Bumgarner, so he made a point of introducing himself to the pitcher.The second overall pick in last year’s amateur draft had no idea he’d be catching Bumgarner’s first bullpen session Wednesday.“I was walking in to catch and he was like, ‘Let’s go on No. 1,'” Bart said. “I was like, ‘All right, here we go.'”Bumgarner hopes to bounce back from a disappointing 2018. The left-hander didn’t make his season debut until June 5 after breaking the pinkie of his pitching hand when hit by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield late in spring training. Bumgarner went 6-7 with a 3.26 ERA in 21 starts.“You can tell he came in ready,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “It was a really good bullpen for him. It’s good for the kid to catch him, too. First bullpen and he’s catching your No. 1 guy. That’s probably good for him to break the ice and feel part of this.”Bart, a junior at Georgia Tech last year, is filled with enthusiasm.“If a guy like Bumgarner or one of these other veterans, (Jeff) Samardzija, wanted me to go in there, that would be a blast,” Bart said. “It’d be a dream come true to get back there and work with those guys. Like I said http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authe ... rko-jersey , I’m just here trying to do what they tell me to do, whether it’s catch bullpens, stand in for hitters, whatever else, that’s what I’m here to do.”After watching Bumgarner on television make opposing hitters look foolish, Bart didn’t expect to have a front row seat.“He put it right where he wanted it and to me, that was great,” Bart said. “I don’t know how he is at his peak but for his first one, I thought he did well. He said he’ll get better. I was pretty impressed.”San Francisco will have a competition for the No. 2 catcher behind Buster Posey, who is coming back from hip surgery. Others in camp include Aramis Garcia, Cameron Rupp, Hamlet Marte and recently signed veterans Rene Rivera and Stephen Vogt.“We’re hopeful that all goes well with Buster and we get him back normal and catching as many games as he normally does,” Bochy said. “We have some good names here and experience. We do have coverage there behind the plate.”Bart, 22, planned on shadowing Posey as much as possible.“I’ve already been told by a few guys to stay as tight to him as you can Nellie Fox Jersey ,” Bart said of Posey. “Everyone around here says he’s a genius and it shows. Whatever he can give me pointers on, I’ll try to soak it all up and have a great spring.”Notes: Pitcher Johnny Cueto was delayed reporting to camp because of what Bochy called a personal issue and expected on Thursday. Cueto posted on Instagram that his horse, Popeye, had died. … The Giants agreed to a minor league contract with 31-year-old OF Gerardo Parra, subject to a successful physical expected to take place Sunday. Parra hit .284 season with six homers and 53 RBIs. … Bochy said he liked what he saw of Samardzija, who was limited to 10 starts last season because of problems with his right shoulder. “You could tell he was a lot freer and had a good slot where he was throwing from,” Bochy said. “He had a different look about him so that’s a good thing. He’s on pace to keep doing what he normally would do or what the other pitchers do now and that’s getting ready for the season.” … The Giants acquired RHP Trevor Gott, 26, from Washington to cash and claimed RHP Jose Lopez off waivers from the Reds. Gott appeared in 20 games with the Nationals last season and had a 5.68 ERA over 19 innings. At Triple-A Syracuse, Gott compiled a 3.68 ERA in 28 games. Lopez, 25, was designated for assignment on Monday after the Reds signed Zach Duke. A top prospect, Lopez was 5-13 with a 4.47 ERA in 26 starts last season at Triple-A Louisville, totaling 141 innings. The Cleveland Indians will try to right themselves as they return home to the shores of Lake Erie after dropping the first two games of their American League Division Series to the Houston Astros.The New York Yankees used the power bats of Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez to win Game 2 of their series with the Boston Red Sox, and they hope to continue to build on that performance in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium.The two American League series will continue Monday after an off-day Sunday. The Astros will send Dallas Keuchel to the mound against Mike Clevinger Harold Baines Jersey , and first pitch is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. The game will be televised by TBS.The Red Sox will send hard-throwing Nathan Eovaldi to the mound while the Yankees will counter with Luis Severino. The game is scheduled to start at 7:40 p.m., and it will also be televised by TBS.The Indians are minus-115 favorites to win the game and keep the series alive, while the Astros are minus-105 underdogs, per OddsShark. Those betting on the Indians have to risk $115 to win $100, while Houston backers put up $105 to win $100.The Yankees are solid minus-175 favorites to take a 2-1 series edge, while the Red Sox are plus-150 underdogs.The Indians need their big three hitters of Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Edwin Encarnacion to get their power bats going. Those three combined for 109 home runs during the regular season.The Astros have done a good job of hitting in the first two games, and there's no reason to think that Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve and George Springer will stop hitting just because they have left Minute Maid Park.The Red Sox won 108 games during the regular season, but they were unable to hold onto their homefield advantage in Game 2. While they were very successful on the road this year, they have to find a way to get to Severino if they are going to return the favor and beat the Yankees on their homefield.The Red Sox will depend on Mookie Betts, J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts to for their big hits, while Andrew Benintendi has hit the ball well at Yankee Stadium throughout his career.Rick Porcello was originally scheduled to pitch Game 3, but he pitched in relief in Game 1, and manger Alex Cora decided to hold him back a day and have him start Game 4.Eovaldi has allowed one unearned run in 16 innings against the Yankees since the Red Sox acquired him from the Tampa Bay Rays this season."We felt like one more day is going to benefit him (Porcello) Chris Sale Jersey ," Cora said, per Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe. "In the National League, the Atlanta Braves will host the Los Angeles in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Braves edged the Dodgers 6-5 in Game 3 after losing the first two games in Los Angeles.Those two teams will meet at 4:30 p.m. and the game will be televised by FS1. Rich Hill will take the mound at SunTrust Park for the Dodgers while Mike Foltynewicz is scheduled to take the mound for the Braves as he attempts to square the series for the Braves.The Dodgers are minus-125 favorites, and the Braves are plus-104 underdogs, per OddsShark.PredictionsThe Indians have the core strength to battle back in the series and win Game 3 of their series with the Astros. Manager Terry Francona has instilled too much pride in this team to get swept, and we expect the Indians will figure out a way to get to Keuchel. Clevinger will do enough to slow down the Houston attack.The Red Sox have a bit of a problem. They may be able to do some damage against Severino was a hot-and-cold pitcher this year the Yankees should be able to do some damage against the Boston bullpen and it may be difficult for the Red Sox to impact the New York bullpen. Unless the Red Sox get a brilliant effort from Eovaldi and build a lead of three runs or more, the Yankees should win this game.The Braves have a little momentum, and we expect them to send the series back to Los Angeles for a decisive Game 5.