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

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

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

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 on Tuesday afternoon, some of which have raised some eyebrows.

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

The Giants gave up a run Monday when they let Ronald Acuña Jr. score from first on a single to center. They allowed another ...

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

Athletics manager Bob Melvin speaks to reporters before the team’s game against the New York Mets Saturday at Oracle ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Hayden Birdsong of the Giants came to Oracle Park Sunday knowing he wouldn’t pitch in the final game of a three-game series against the Athletics. And he’s fine with that.