Giants send Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A
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The San Francisco Giants announced a series of roster moves on Tuesday afternoon, some of which have raised some eyebrows. According to an announcement of the t
Birdsong’s demotion now leaves the rotation as Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, Justin Verlander, Landen Roupp and others. Webb and Ray were both All-Stars, but they’re both coming off nightmare starts, and they’ve struggled more recently than they previously had all season.
Instead, Birdsong hit his nadir. He faced six batters and recorded no outs. He threw 25 pitches but landed only six strikes. He surrendered one hit but allowed five runs due to four walks and a hit-by-pitch.
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NBC Sports Bay Area on MSNWhat we learned as Hayden Birdsong's command issues doom Giants early vs. BravesYoung Giants starter Hayden Birdsong had a disastrous outing in San Francisco's 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Monday at Truist Park.
It's no secret the San Francisco Giants have been struggling all season long to score runs, and that issue has already continued to crop up in the first officia
Giants starter Hayden Birdsong speaks to reporters after San Francisco’s 9-5 series-opening loss to the Atlanta Braves on Monday night at Truist Park.Hayden Birdsong dissects his inability to record o
Rookie Drake Baldwin drove in six runs, Ronald Acuña Jr. scored three times and the Atlanta Braves beat San Francisco 9-5, handing the Giants their season-high sixth straight loss.
Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong for the Giants in Monday’s series opener against the Braves at Truist Park. San Francisco fell, 9-5, against a struggling Braves team and the Giants are enduring a season-long six-game losing streak.
With Hayden Birdsong's demotion, it’s clear the Giants have had enough of the rotation’s struggles and are moving in a different direction.