Rookie Susac Excels in First Start, Giants Beat Mets 7-2

San Francisco rookie catcher Daniel Susac delivered a standout performance in his first major league start, collecting three singles and a walk to help the Giants defeat the New York Mets 7-2 on Thursday night at Oracle Park.

The 24-year-old Susac, a Rule 5 draft pick acquired from the Oakland Athletics by way of the Minnesota Twins last winter, reached base in all four plate appearances against a left-handed heavy Mets pitching staff. He lined his first career hit to right field on a first-pitch curveball from starter David Peterson in the second inning, followed by another single in the third, a four-pitch walk in the fifth and a single to center off reliever Sean Manaea in the seventh. Susac also won his only automated ball-strike challenge of the game in the sixth inning, overturning a call to secure a strikeout for reliever Ryan Walker.

The Giants, who had stuck with the same starting lineup for their first six games of the season, replaced regular catcher Patrick Bailey with Susac for the matchup. Bailey had pinch-hit the previous day in San Diego, where Susac made his debut as a defensive substitute. Susac's poise extended behind the plate, where he guided starter Robbie...