Final/12
Zito eyes another strong showing against Padres
Apr 27, 2013 - 1:48 PM (Sports Network) - Barry Zito eyes another terrific showing on Saturday when the San Francisco Giants continue a three-game series with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.Zito opened the year by tossing seven scoreless innings in each of his first two starts, then was rocked for nine runs in only 2 2/3 frames on April 16. But, the former American League Cy Young Award winner rebounded nicely his last time out against San Diego, as he scattered five hits over seven scoreless innings to improve to 3-1, while lowering his ERA to 3.42.
"He didn't change anything (after his last start)", San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "Great job on Barry's part bouncing back and throwing such a great game. You need to be resilient in this game. I felt like he threw well, had good command and had good pitches."
Zito, though, is 5-9 against the Padres with a 4.52 ERA in 22 games (21 starts).
San Diego will counter with the same hurler who lost to Zito last Sunday in lefty Eric Stults, who is 2-2 with a 4.70 ERA. Stults was nowhere near as sharp as his counterpart last weekend, as the Giants ripped him for five runs and eight hits in seven innings.
Stults has faced the Giants 12 times (10 starts) and is 4-3 against them with a 4.94 ERA.
In Friday's opener, Andrew Cashner shined on both the mound and at the plate to lead San Diego to a 2-1 victory.
Cashner (1-1) held the Giants to one run on five hits while striking out five over six strong innings in his second start of the season, and added a single and a stolen base while scoring a key run that helped the Padres to a second straight win following a five-game skid.
Carlos Quentin and Yonder Alonso each came through with RBI singles for San Diego, while Huston Street stranded a pair of Giants in the ninth to close out the contest.
San Francisco, which entered the set off back-to-back extra-inning defeats to Arizona, was dealt a third straight narrow loss despite a solid showing from Tim Lincecum (2-1). The two-time NL Cy Young winner yielded two runs while fanning nine batters over seven frames in a hard-luck outcome.
"I thought he threw the ball well," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy. "He left a couple pitches up, but I'll take that outing any time."
Angel Pagan, Buster Posey and Brandon Belt all collected two hits for the Giants, who went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
The Giants swept the Padres last weekend and they have won six of their past eight in San Diego.
- Cassie YES!!! San Diego gets it!! Good night, and sleep in, it's Sunday in the US!
Giants 7, Padres 8 Final/12Apr 28 1:04 AM - SAN FRANCISCO: 7
SAN DIEGO: 8
Final/12
Apr 28 1:04 AM - Nick Hundley reached first on Marco Scutaro's fielding error scored Yonder Alonso with one out to end the game.
Giants 7, Padres 8 Bot 12, 1 OutApr 28 1:01 AM - Cassie Hey Bot, get some roots over here! You could be talking about a 15 inning EPIC!
Giants 7, Padres 7 End 11Apr 28 12:39 AM - Cassie The Giants botched their opportunity to make something happen, let's see if San Diego pulls it off.
Giants 7, Padres 7 Mid 11Apr 28 12:32 AM - Cassie Sorry, extras. I'm a bit drowsy, considering that it's 12:07 AM in Michigan.
Giants 7, Padres 7 End 9Apr 28 12:07 AM - Kyle Blanks single to center scored Chase Headley with one out. Runner on first and Yonder Alonso due up.
Giants 7, Padres 7 Bot 7, 1 OutApr 27 11:18 PM - Hunter Pence double to right scored Marco Scutaro and Buster Posey with two out. Runner on second and Andres Torres due up.
Giants 7, Padres 6 Top 5, 2 OutsApr 27 10:34 PM - Everth Cabrera single to center scored Chris Denorfia with two out. Runner on first and Chase Headley due up.
Giants 5, Padres 6 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 27 10:15 PM - Chris Denorfia double to left scored Nick Hundley and Jesus Guzman with two out. Runner on second and Everth Cabrera due up.
Giants 5, Padres 5 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 27 10:11 PM - Pinch-Hitter Jesus Guzman single to center scored Yonder Alonso with two out. On the play, Nick Hundley advances to second. Runners on first and second and Chris Denorfia due up.
Giants 5, Padres 3 Bot 4, 2 OutsApr 27 10:06 PM - Yonder Alonso double to center scored Carlos Quentin and Kyle Blanks with one out. Runner on second and Jedd Gyorko due up.
Giants 5, Padres 2 Bot 4, 1 OutApr 27 9:58 PM - Buster Posey double to right scored Pablo Sandoval with one out. Runner on second and Hunter Pence due up.
Giants 5, Padres 0 Top 3, 1 OutApr 27 9:31 PM - Pablo Sandoval double to left. On the play, Angel Pagan advances to home on Carlos Quentin's fielding error with one out. Runner on second and Buster Posey due up.
Giants 4, Padres 0 Top 3, 1 OutApr 27 9:30 PM - Brandon Crawford two-out, three-run Home Run (5) to right scored Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt. Barry Zito due up.
Giants 3, Padres 0 Top 2, 2 OutsApr 27 9:04 PM - SAN FRANCISCO: 0
SAN DIEGO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 27 8:41 PM
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