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Birdsong allowed one unearned run, struck out four and didn’t issue a walk over five innings to even the three-game series with Kansas City.
Hayden Birdsong threw five sharp innings in his first start of the season and the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Tuesday night. Birdsong (2-0) was moved from the bullpen to the rotation in place of Jordan Hicks and provided just what manager Bob Melvin hoped he would deliver when he made the move.
Kansas City Royals first baseman and team captain Salvador Perez extends a salute as he rounds the bases after belting a fourth-inning home run against the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Kelley L Cox Imagn Images
Salvador Perez belted a two-run home run, Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr. also drove in a pair of runs and the Kansas City Royals completed a road-series win over the San Francisco Giants with an 8-4 romp on Wednesday afternoon.
The Giants really needed that elite Webb in the rubber match against the Royals ahead of a nine-game, three-city road trip. If his newfound strikeout prowess wasn’t going to show up, his ability to induce weak contact and work late into games would work.
Kris Bubic threw seven scoreless innings, losing a no-hit bid in the sixth on an official scoring change, and Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Kansas City Royals got past the San Francisco Giants 3-1.
The Royals waited until the last moment to divulge their pitching plans for Wednesday’s series finale against the Giants at Oracle Park. They had plenty of options available to them. They brought Triple-A prospect Luinder Avila along on the taxi squad in case of an emergency — he was stretched out and could’ve started, if needed.
The Giants were baffled at the plate all night. Bubic pitched to contact and relied on his defense to make plays behind him. First baseman Vinnie Pasquantino made a diving stop to rob Giants outfielder Luis Matos of a base hit in the fifth inning.
Salvador Perez had three hits including a two-run homer, Bobby Witt Jr. and Maikel Garcia each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals got their offense going in a 8-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
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