Giants shutout Rockies, 5-0

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies once again tonight as they shut them out 5-0 to close out today’s double-header.

Hayden Birdsong continued the tradition in this series thus far of striking a bunch of dudes out. After Kyle Harrison struck out 11 on Friday night and Blake Snell struck out 15 earlier in the day, Birdsong kept it going by striking out eight in his five scoreless innings. He may have been sent down earlier this week in roster juggling, but he’s making a strong case to become a permanent fixture in the Giants’ rotation.

The bottom of the first inning felt like a continuation of game one of the series, as Jorge Soler got things started with a single before…