Giants manager Bob Melvin named Roupp the winner of the three-man competition for the fifth spot in the starting rotation.

The battle to be the San Francisco Giants’ fifth starter could have gone either way between Landen Roupp and Hayden Birdsong.

Roupp’s curveball is good enough to get by with his (mostly) two-pitch arsenal from last season, but a third pitch — ...

Giants manager Bob Melvin named Roupp the winner of the three-man competition for the fifth spot in the starting rotation.

Giants pitchers Landen Roupp and Hayden Birdsong both had good springs, but only won could win San Francisco's final starter ...

The Giants named Landen Roupp their fifth starter to begin the season, manager Bob Melvin tells reporters (link via Alex ...

Roupp will open the season as the Giants ' fifth starter, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

On Monday, a few hours before their exhibition game against the Detroit Tigers, Giants manager Bob Melvin announced that ...

The Giants’ Opening Day rotation is set, with Landen Roupp officially edging out Hayden Birdsong for the final spot in the ...

With Kyle Harrison having been optioned to Triple-A Sacramento, Birdsong and Roupp are now the final candidates for the last starting spot. The 26-year-old has recorded a 3.75 ERA, 0.75 WHIP and 14:1 ...

SACRAMENTO — After suffering a back injury last week in Scottsdale, Jung Hoo Lee returned to the San Francisco Giants’ lineup ...

It’s pretty easy to spot the serious contenders and the highly likely basement dwellers in Major League Baseball.