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Randy Johnson made what could be the last appearance of his brilliant, 22-year big league career, pitching one adventuresome inning of relief in the San Francisco Giants' 4-3, 10-inning win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
San Francisco starter Barry Zito was forced to leave Friday night's game at San Diego when he was hit near his left elbow by a line drive by Adrian Gonzalez in the sixth inning.
Jorge De La Rosa pitched eight scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start against San Francisco and Troy Tulowitzki homered to help the Colorado Rockies avoid a three-game sweep against the Giants with a 4-3 victory Wednesday night.
Edgar Renteria hit a go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants pulled even in the NL wild-card race with Colorado, beating the Rockies 9-5 Sunday for a three-game sweep.
Bengie Molina homered among his three hits and drove in three runs and Barry Zito pitched six strong innings, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Saturday.
Freddy Sanchez had two hits and two RBIs in his first game with San Francisco, Barry Zito made his third straight strong start and the Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 on Sunday.
Barry Zito gave up only three hits in seven innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep.
Manny Ramirez says he's eager to return to the home fans in Los Angeles. If the Dodgers continue the second half like the first, they could be playing deep into October.
Chris Volstad pitched a five-hitter for his first career complete game, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Florida Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 7-0 on Wednesday to avoid a sweep.
Barry Zito carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Randy Winn hit a go-ahead single and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of another Texas mistake for a 3-2 victory over the Rangers on Sunday and a series sweep.
Sean West did not allow a hit until the seventh inning in his fourth career start and Brett Carroll hit his first career home run to help Florida Marlins beat Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants 4-0 on Monday night.
Scott Hairston singled in the winning run to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning and give San Diego a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night.
Randy Winn hit a tiebreaking two-run single with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and finished with four hits, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
Time to look into my crystal ball, and tell fans the ups and downs of the coming season — in terms of team winning totals compared to 2008.
Barry Zito's curveball was more on target, and so was his pitching line.
Mike Jacobs hit his fourth home run of the spring, Mark Teahen went deep twice and the Kansas City Royals beat Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants 11-3 on Sunday.
Barry Zito knows the next time he faces the Los Angeles Dodgers, he's likely to see Manny Ramirez in the middle of their lineup.
Barry Zito took a shutout into the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat Los Angeles 7-1 on Friday night, slowing the Dodgers' drive toward an NL West title.
It took Scott McClain 19 seasons to hit a major league home run. When he got his first one Wednesday, he soaked it in.
Joey Votto went 4-for-4 with four RBIs, Bronson Arroyo turned in another impressive start and the Cincinnati Reds beat San Francisco 9-3 on Sunday to complete their first three-game sweep of the Giants at home in 14 years.
Barry Zito won for just the third time since the All-Star break, leading the San Francisco Giants over the Atlanta Braves 5-0 Monday.
Barry Zito gave up three hits in a season-high eight innings to outpitch Jake Peavy and lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.
Bengie Molina hit a two-run homer and a solo shot, Barry Zito won his second straight decision and the San Francisco Giants beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night.
Cliff Lee struck out a career-high 11 over eight innings, and the Cleveland Indians avoided a three-game sweep by San Francisco Giants with a 4-1 win Thursday night.
Placido Polanco had four hits, drove in two runs and scored three as the Detroit Tigers knocked struggling San Francisco starter Barry Zito out after only two innings and took the rubber game from the Giants 7-2 on Wednesday.
Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News says it's time to cut $126-million man Barry Zito loose:
B.J. Upton spent the first week of the season on the disabled list following winter shoulder surgery and hit just .204 with two homers, 60 strikeouts, and a measly .587 OPS in 45 games through the end of May.
Twitterriffic On Monday, Giants' closer Brian Wilson was catching grief from the San Francisco Chronicle's Henry Schulman for his Twitter habits. Today, Barry Zito's Twitter habits are getting him googly eyes flashed his way from the San Francisco Chronicle's Gwen Knapp:
Onward and downward: Braves drop 12 games out in EastCharlie Morton pitched well but the Braves couldn't get anything going offensively, Atlanta losing 3-1 to San Francisco Sunday at Turner Field to drop 12 games under .500 and 12 games out of first place in the NL East.
Bats break out again as Braves smash SnakesDon't look now, but the Braves are playing well. Atlanta won for the fourth time in five games Saturday night, pounding out 14 hits to top Arizona 11-4.
The Jock ExchangeAnother twist in the business of sports from the author of Moneyball:
Baseball humor from McSweeney'sDAD: I just want to say, first off, that you all suck so bad. ANDY PETTITTE: I never wanted to be on this team in the first place.
Don't bet against Yankees upgrading rotationThe New York Yankees are a team that will switch plans at a moment's notice, a team that will appear to be lost or losing badly and then will suddenly steal the show. That may be exactly what's happening this offseason.
MLB: Wolff expects to lose Zito, keep ThomasEverybody seems to believe Barry Zito is in his final months with the A's. On Tuesday, even the owner hinted as much when asked about the chances of re-signing the left-hander for 2007."Barry needs a big-market team to justify the kind of contract he deserves," Lewis Wolff said.
MLB - Omar saves Last for bestWhat would Omar Minaya do if he had an ace he knew he couldn't re-sign, and his team was in contention for a postseason berth, but far from assured of October baseball?"If I had a 10-year contract? Or if my contract was up at the end of the year?" Minaya asked with a laugh, noti …
MLB: Free agent-to-be hires BorasOakland A's star left-hander Barry Zito, who's expected to be the top young starting pitcher on the free-agent market this winter, has hired high-powered agent Scott Boras to represent him, SI.com has learned.
MLB: Beane could get asking price for Zito"The A's position on left-hander Barry Zito is unchanged; they will trade him if they get the right offer, no matter where they are in the standings." ...and other notes
Feeble opening argument / A-Rod slams Zito, Yankees overpower A's"Much is expected of this 2006 A's team, which has the highest expectations of the Billy Beane era, but the season began with a thud Monday night."
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