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Zito gets denied a victory, but Giants roll
By Jeremy Harness July 8, 2010 |
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The Giants completed a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, but there was still a little bit of frustration that came with the series finale at Miller Park. Starter Barry Zito had a pitch count of more than 100 pitches in the fifth inning (he finished with 114 pitches), but as his team held a comfortable 6-2 lead, he needed one more out to qualify for his eighth victory of the season. Nonetheless, manager Bruce Bochy adhered to that sacred pitch-count thing and yanked Zito, who was clearly not happy with the decision, even though he had walked two straight hitters to load the bases after he had recorded the first two outs of the inning. As it turned out, Dan Runzler ended up getting the win by getting the last two outs of the sixth inning. Freddy Sanchez had another big day, banging out three hits and knocking in a pair of runs, while Aubrey Huff had three RBI, two of them coming from a two-run homer in the third inning that gave the Giants a 3-0 lead. |
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