Giants take on the Cardinals - Zito Loses
This season is getting long already, the Giants look like the Bad News Bears every time Barry Zito takes the mound. The Cardinals beat the Giants 8-2 giving Zito his third straight loss.
It all started in the third when ManChild Albert Pujols (pronounced Poo-Holes according to his ESPN profile) hit a rocket to deep center scoring Skip Shumaker. Poo-Holes ended at second, and the Cardinals took an early 1-0 lead. Later on in the 5th, Pujols did what Pujols does best (and what everyone else does best against Zito) and homered.
Overall Zito had only one earned run in 6 innings pitched. This was not a terrible start by any means against an offensive team. However, its Zito’s third straight loss to start the season.
"Letting Pujols beat me obviously spoils anything about the game," Zito said. "The two hits he got off me to drive in runs were with two outs. I can’t let that happen. He’s too good a hitter. I need to get him to chase off the plate."
You can’t get anyone to chase anything, let alone Albert Pujols. I would be reinvesting the $14.5 million you are set to make this year, as it will be the last time you ever get paid that amount again.
|
Pitchers |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
PC-ST |
ERA |
|
B Zito (L, 0-3) |
6.0 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
98-67 |
4.50 |