In the end, the competition for the fifth spot in the Giants’ rotation was always going to come down to Hayden Birdsong and ...

In his first five MLB starts, Birdsong has held his own, going 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with 30 K's and 12 walks in 25 1/3 innings pitched. Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Susan Slusser ...