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Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City ...

Birdsong allowed one unearned run, struck out four and didn’t issue a walk over five innings to even the three-game series ...

And now, Melvin’s list of options includes one more high-leverage reliever: Jordan Hicks, who struggled in his time as a ...

A few days ago, Bob Melvin announced that the San Francisco Giants would be moving Hayden Birdsong into the rotation, and ...

Hayden Birdsong lanzó cinco entradas sólidas en su primera apertura de la temporada y los Gigantes de San Francisco vencieron ...

The early returns from the Giants’ recent rotation swap certainly seem promising. Hayden Birdsong, who made his first start ...