Starting pitching is a clear need for the SF Giants ahead of the trade deadline. That is even more clear after Hayden Birdsong failed to make it out of the first inning in Monday night's start against the Atlanta Braves.
Birdsong was simply atrocious. He walked the first three batters of the game and then gave up a bases-clearing double to make the score 3-1. Then he walked the next batter before hitting the next batter. He did not record a single out. That is what will go down as a "Yikes" in the scorebook.