The San Francisco Giants have optioned Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento after the right-hander failed to record an out ...

Instead, Birdsong hit his nadir. He faced six batters and recorded no outs. He threw 25 pitches but landed only six strikes.

Birdsong’s demotion now leaves the rotation as Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Justin Verlander, Landen Roupp and others. Webb and ...

The San Francisco Giants announced a series of roster moves which included sending a promising young pitcher back down.

In his last three starts before the All-Star break, Birdsong walked 13 batters over 13 innings and posted a 7.62 ERA. The ...

Replacing them are Carson Seymour and Sean Hjelle, both pitchers who go multiple innings per appearance. Seymour is a starter ...

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Hayden Birdsong’s demotion combined with Justin Verlander’s inconsistency highlight the team’s need for major-league rotation ...

After being swept by the New York Mets over the weekend, the San Francisco Giants needed innings from the rotation after Hayden Birdsong was sent to Triple-A an ...

Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in six runs, Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three times and the Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco 9-5, ...

Birdsong (4-4) suffered the loss Monday at Atlanta, allowing five runs on one hit, four walks and a hit-by-pitch while not retiring any of the six batters he faced. This was a disastrous outing for ...