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Zito unimpressive once again for Giants
By Jeremy Kahn July 27, 2008 |
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SAN FRANCISCO-Oh what a difference between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks. After sweeping the Nationals, it looked the San Francisco Giants might get back on track; however the Diamondbacks busted that bubble this weekend. Barry Zito was shelled once again, as he went five innings, giving up six runs on six hits, while walking five and striking out four and the Diamondbacks defeated the Giants 7-2 before 40, 071 at AT&T Park. With the victory, the Diamondbacks sweep the weekend series at AT&T Park, the first time that the Diamondbacks have swept the Giants in San Francisco sweeping the Giants from May 28-May 30, 2001. The Diamondbacks got to Zito in the top of the fourth inning, as they scored four runs on just two hits. Orlando Hudson walked to lead off the inning, and scored when Chris Snyder walked with the bases loaded and nobody out. Tony Clark drove in the second run of the afternoon, as he grounded the ball back up the middle, in which Zito tipped it and Ivan Ochoa was able to throw out Clark at first base. Stephen Drew then hit a two-run single to score Mark Reynolds and Snyder with the third and fourth runs of the inning. Reynolds then hit a two-run home run in the top of the fifth inning that basically put an end to Zito’s day, as he was pinch-hit for in the bottom of the fifth inning. Conor Jackson greeted reliever Osiris Matos in a rude way, as he slammed a solo home run over the left field wall on the first pitch Matos threw in the top of the seventh inning. The one bright spot for the Giants on this otherwise lackluster day was the fact that Fred Lewis picked up four hits in his first four at-bats, before flying out to left field in the bottom of the ninth inning. Randy Johnson pitched a tremendous game, as the graduate of Livermore High School (Class of 1981) went seven innings, giving up zero runs on nine hits, while not walking a batter and striking out just two. The Giants finally got on the board in the board in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Randy Winn led off the inning with a single, went to third on a Bengie Molina up the right-center field and then Winn scored the only run of the afternoon on a double play off the bat of Aaron Rowand. |
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