Barry Zito Gets First Win of the Season
Friday May 8th - Barry Zito is pitching like a Cy Young right now, and I never thought that sentence would be said again (non sarcastically that is). Zito pitched another absolute gem against the Mannyless Dodgers and the Giants offense actually stepped up and got him the win!
Not only did Zito beat the Dodgers, but he out pitched Chad Billingsley to give him his first loss of the season. This was an exciting game to watch, as none of us really expected the Giants to beat the Dodgers with a Zito/Billingsley matchup.
Even though I run a website that is trying to trade this guitar playing hippy, I have to admit it when he impresses me. In the 5th inning, with the bases loaded and Brandon Medders completing his warm ups to come into the game to clean up Zito’s mess, Bochy made the long slow walk out to the pitchers mound. Zito greeted him with a glove over his mouth to cover up the conversation, while the gates to the bullpen opened up to let Medders onto the field. Zito never backed down, and argued for his chance to finish this inning and stay in the game. You could see the fire in his eyes, and that he wanted it.
Bochy gave him the shot and Zito delivered. I was extremely impressed with Zito’s actions.
The Giants were able to round up 3 runs for the 3-1 victory despite not having an extra base hit. Renteria and Sandoval both knocked runs in during the 7th inning using the small ball tactics we are becoming known for. Just imagine if we could pick up a power hitter…
Zito’s next start is Wednesday May 13th against the Washington Nationals.
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Zito (W, 1-2) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 126-83 | 3.57 |