Giants Send Hayden Birdsong Back to Minors
Hayden Birdsong and Tristan Beck on Tuesday, according to Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle. In a corresponding move, pitchers Carson Seymour and Sean Hjelle were recalled from Triple-A Sacramento. The move to demote Birdsong comes after he surrendered five earned runs on just one hit while walking four and striking out none while failing to record an out in Monday's 9-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves. The disastrous outing pushed the 23-year-old's ERA up to 4.80 on the year, and he's added a 1.49 WHIP with 68 strikeouts and 37 walks in 65 2/3 innings in 21 appearances (10 starts) in his second year in the big leagues. In his last five outings, he has really struggled to the tune of a rough 10.38 ERA with 18 K's and 17 free passes. Seymour, one of the team's top prospects, figures to get run in San Fran's rotation now.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Shayna Rubin
The San Francisco Giants optioned right-handers Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Shayna Rubin

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