Wilmer Flores drew a bases-loaded walk on the ninth pitch from Mason Miller with two outs in the 10th inning to bring home Willy Adames and send the San Francisco Giants to a 1-0 win against the Athletics on Saturday night.

Hayden Birdsong will move from the bullpen to fill the rotation spot vacated by Hicks and is due to start Tuesday against Kansas City.

Jordan Hicks is accepting his move to the San Francisco Giants bullpen but wants to return to the rotation. Hicks signed a four-year, $44 million deal with the Giants during the offseason with the intent of starting after primarily spending his first few seasons as a reliever.

Preview the May 19 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The Giants beat the A's in the first game of the series 9-1 Friday, closing at -196 on the moneyline. 1B Wilmer Flores went off, totaling 8 RBIs in the contest. San Francisco has won 2 of its last 3 games but is just 2-5 over its last 7.

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