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

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

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

Hayden Birdsong was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento following his concerning start against the Atlanta Braves on Monday. The ...

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

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

In a series of roster moves, the San Francisco Giants optioned Hayden Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento as the righty's struggles continued Monday.

The Giants optioned Birdsong to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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.

Triple-A Sacramento scratched Whisenhunt from his scheduled start Saturday, perhaps hinting that the Giants could call him up to pitch Monday or Tuesday against the Pirates, Susan Slusser of the San ...

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