In a strategic move, the Giants' Hayden Birdsong transitions from bullpen to starter, leading the team to a 3-2 victory over the Royals.

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Hayden Birdsong showed the San Francisco Giants brass why he belongs in the starting rotation in their 3-2 win over the ...

Its Wednesday, May 21 and the Royals (27-23) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (29-20). Daniel Lynch is slated to ...

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 ...

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Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run homer to cap an eight-run sixth inning, Jameson Taillon tossed seven innings of one-run ball and ...

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