Barry Zito rubs up a new ball after an Adrian Gonzalez homer. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
The Giants' home magic proved elusive, as Barry Zito gave up three runs in five innings and the Giants did little offensively to counter that. Andres Torres provided the only two runs with a homer, one of only five hits as San Francisco lost two of three and hurt its Wild Card chances.
BATTING 2B: Blanco, H (11, Zito), Headley (26, Wilson, Br). HR: Gonzalez, A (37, 3rd inning off
Zito, 1 on, 1 out), Salazar, O (5, 6th inning off Joaquin, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Headley 3; Gonzalez, A 5; Eckstein;
Cabrera, E; Venable; Salazar, O 4; Blanco, H 2; Gonzalez, E. RBI: Gonzalez, A 3 (85), Salazar, O (14). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out: LeBlanc; Cabrera, E 4; Salazar, O. SAC: Eckstein; LeBlanc. Team RISP:
2-for-10. Team LOB: 10.
BASERUNNING SB: Cabrera, E 2 (23, 2nd base off Zito/Molina,
B, 2nd base off Zito/Molina, B).
FIELDING DP: 2 (Headley-Eckstein-Gonzalez, A, Cabrera, E-Eckstein-Gonzalez,
A).
a-Struck out for Zito in the 5th. b-Bunted out for Romo in the 8th. c-Struck out for Torres, A in the 8th.
BATTING HR: Torres, A (3, 3rd inning off LeBlanc, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Sandoval; Molina, B 2; Schierholtz;
Torres, A 4. RBI: Torres, A 2 (16). 2-out RBI: Torres, A 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out: Sanchez, F. SAC: Zito. GIDP: Uribe, Renteria. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team
LOB: 4.
FIELDING PB: Molina, B (4). Outfield assists: Schierholtz (Eckstein at 2nd
base). DP: (Sanchez, F-Renteria).
