oakland strong
Barry Zito has proven to be a very streaky pitcher over
the course of his career. When he's bad, he walks guys
and gets pounded. When he's on, he can be downright
nasty. Right now, he's as hot as can be. The A's have
have won six straight Zito starts and are 9-2 in his last
11 games, during which the southpaw has allowed more
than three earned runs just twice (both wins as well).
The Padres put their best pitcher on the mound tonight
but they've given him just 12 runs of support in his
last five starts.