The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game series against the Kansas City Royals tonight at Oracle Park.
Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Hayden Birdsong, making his first start of the 2025 season. He enters tonight’s game with a 2.31 ERA, 4.73 FIP, with 25 strikeouts to 10 walks in 23.1 innings pitched in relief.
He’ll be facing off against Royals right-hander Michael Lorenzen, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.76 ERA, 4.52 FIP, with 45 strikeouts to 15 walks in 52.2 innings pitched over nine starts. His last start was in the Royals’ 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros on Wednesday, in which he allowed four runs on seven hits with five strikeouts and a walk in seven and a third innings.