DENVER—Rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong struck out 12 over six innings in his fifth major-league start, and Jorge Soler opened the game with the longest home run in the major leagues this season as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies 3–2 on Sunday.
Birdsong (2–0) did not allow a hit until Brendan Rodgers’ two-out, two-run homer in the fourth inning. The 22-year-old Birdsong walked just one, the six innings marking his longest outing since being summoned from the minor leagues on June 26. He recorded the most strikeouts by a San Francisco pitcher this season.
