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.

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

Wilmer Flores came one hit away from hitting for the cycle in the Giants’ 9-1 win on Friday night. If that sounds unremarkable, hold on a second. The hit he was missing was a two-run home run. The cycle he didn’t complete was the home run cycle,