The San Francisco Giants head across the bay today to take on the Oakland Athletics in a short, two-game series.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Hayden Birdsong, who enters today’s game with a 5.40 ERA, 5.33 FIP, with 44 strikeouts to 19 walks in 36.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, in which he allowed five runs on five hits with five strikeouts and a walk in four and a third innings.
He’ll be facing off against A’s right-hander Osvaldo Bido, who enters today’s game with a 3.