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San Francisco Giants' Hayden Birdsong Wraps Up Rookie Season With Historic Outing
Hayden Birdsong may have given up three runs and taken the loss against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, but the San Francisco Giants rookie racked up 11 strikeouts in 4.1 innings.
Birdsong ‘knows he can do it' in majors after solid Giants rookie season
San Francisco rookie pitcher Hayden Birdsong speaks with reporters after his 11 strikeouts in the Giants' 6-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday at Oracle Park.Birdsong ‘knows he can do it' in
Birdsong strikes out 11, Giants fall to Cardinals in season finale
The Giants needed innings in the worst way during their season finale so they turned to righty Trevor McDonald, who spent the majority of the 2024 season with Triple-A Sacramento. McDonald made his MLB Debut in the seventh inning and rolled up three groundouts for a 1-2-3 inning. He threw two more scoreless innings to cap off an impressive debut.
Giants' Hayden Birdsong: Fans 11 in short outing
Despite recording only 13 outs, Birdsong punched out 11 and racked up 19 whiffs. He generated 12 of those whiffs via the slider. Birdsong ends his rookie season with a 4.75 ERA and 88:43 K:BB through 72 innings.
What 2024 lessons Birdsong plans to take into Giants' 2025 season
Hayden Birdsong capped a breakout 2024 season with 11 strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings, and now the San Francisco Giants pitcher has a lot to build on as he heads into 2025.
Hayden Birdsong’s great start dissolves in Giants’ season-ending loss
The crowd at Oracle Park gave Matt Chapman an ovation as he waved and departed before the third inning began. He’d played 154 games, leading all San Francisco Giants teammates, and deserved a breather.
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SF Giants end disappointing season with loss to Cardinals, securing losing record
The Giants have finished four of their six seasons under Farhan Zaidi with a losing record and missed the playoffs five times ...
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Hayden Birdsong strikes out ten in outing
Hayden Birdsong strikes out ten batters in his outing against the Cardinals, leaving the game after over four innings of work ...
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Donovan homers, Cardinals beat Giants in regular-season finale
SAN FRANCISCO -- Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and ...
Brendan Donovan homers, hits RBI single as Cardinals beat Giants 6-1 in season finale
Brendan Donovan hit a solo homer in the third and followed it up with an RBI single two innings later and Alec Burleson drove ...
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Cards cruise past Giants 6-1 to cap strong finish
Brendan Donovan homered, Alec Burleson drove in three runs and the visiting St. Louis Cardinals denied the San Francisco ...
Rookie Michael McGreevy delivers winning finish to Cardinals season. Now work really begins
McGreevy set a new Cardinals rookie record with eight innings at Oracle Park to lead a 6-1 victory Sunday that sends the club ...