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View Article  Zito Revisited
After writing about Barry Zito earlier this week, it makes sense to revisit this topic after he made his 11th start of the season on Wednesday night.

He was, in a word, dominant:

7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 SO

He threw 122 pitches, 77 for strikes, in picking up his fifth win of the season.  Remember all my discussion about his declining strikeout rate?  (Entering his start Wednesday, he was striking out a career-low 4.7 batters per 9 IP.)  The seven strikeouts were a season-high, and the most since he whiffed eight on August 30 of last year.   What's makes his strikeout total even more impressive is it came against the Mets, one of the toughest teams in the NL to punch out this season.  Five of his seven strikeouts were courtesy of his curve.

An excellent outing by Zito, easily his best of the season. 

I guess that slow start is behind him.
View Article  May 29, 2007 "Short Stops" Around the League

Photo: Bill Richardson, Baseball Digest Daily

Juan Pierre led the offensive onslaught Tuesday in the Dodgers 10-0 win over the Nationals

 

  • Orlando Hudson had 4 hits and 4 RBI, and Stephen Drew added 3 hits and 3 RBI as the Diamondbacks won their 6th in a row by defeating the Phillies, 11-5. Chase Utley went 4-for-5 with 2 RBI for Philadelphia.
  • Josh Beckett allowed just 2 runs on 3 hits in 7 innings, and Kevin Youkilis doubled, homered, and drove in 2 runs as the Red Sox beat the Indians, 4-2. Jhonny Peralta reached base 3 times for Cleveland.
  • Brad Penny threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Juan Pierre hit 3 doubles and a triple, and Nomar Garciaparra went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored to lead the Dodgers to a 10-0 shutout over the Nationals.
  • Jason Bay doubled and homered, and Tom Gorzelanny pitched 7 strong innings as the Pirates knocked off the Padres, 4-1. Adam LaRoche also had 3 hits for Pittsburgh, and Josh Bard had 3 hits for San Diego.
  • Shaun Marcum pitched 6 shutout innings, and Aaron Hill went 2-for-3 and stole home as the Blue Jays edged the Yankees, 3-2. Andy Pettitte was the tough-luck loser for New York allowing just one earned run in 7 1/3 innings.
  • Gary Sheffield had 3 hits, hit 2 home runs, and drove in 5, and 7 Detroit hitters had 2 or more hits as the Tigers blew out the Devil Rays, 14-2. Ivan Rodriguez doubled, homered, had 3 hits, scored 2 runs and drove in 3, and Jeremy Bonderman cruised through 6 1/3 strong innings on the mound for Detroit.
  • Carlos Delgado hit 2 home runs and drove in 3 including the game winner in the 12th inning as the Mets walked off with a 5-4 win over the Giants. Tim Lincecum and Oliver Perez each allowed 3 runs over 7 innings for the San Francisco and New York respectively.
  • Prince Fielder went 3-for-5 with a double, home run, and 2 RBI to lead the Brewers to a one run win over the Braves, 5-4.Willie Harris, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Francoeur each had 3 hits for Atlanta.
  • Norris Hopper had 3 hits, and Scott Hatteberg reached base 3 times and hit a home run as the Reds nipped the Astros, 2-1. Houston has now lost 9 in a row. Matt Belisle allowed just one run on 4 hits while striking out 8 over 7 2/3 innings for Cincinnati. Jason Jennings pitched 5 scoreless innings for the Astros.
  • Josh Willingham hit 2 doubles and drove in 3, and Jeremy Hermida had 2 hits, a home run, and 3 RBI as the Marlins swam past the Cubs, 9-4. Derrek Lee doubled, homered, and had 2 RBI for Chicago.
  • Jeremy Guthrie gave up just 2 runs on 3 hits in 7 innings, and Ramon Hernandez reached base 3 times and drove in 2 runs as the Orioles sent the Royals to their 6th straight defeat, 6-2.
  • Justin Morneau hit 2 doubles, a home run, and drove in 4, and Luis Castillo and Michael Cuddyer each had 3 hits as the Twins roughed up the White Sox, 9-2. Boof Bonser pitched 6 2/3 solid innings for Minnesota, and Jason Kubel also reached base 3 times, homered, scored twice and drove in 2 for the Twins.
  • Yorvit Torrealba hit a grand slam, and Brad Hawpe reached base 3 times, hit a home run, and drove in 3 as the Rockies won their 7th game in a row by defeating the Cardinals, 8-3. Scott Rolen had 3 hits and a home run for St. Louis.
  • Ervin Santana yielded just one run on 4 hits in 7 innings, and Shea Hillenbrand homered and drove in 2 runs to lead the Angels to a quick 4-1 win over the Mariners. The game lasted just 2 hours and 8 minutes. Orlando Cabrera had 3 hits, and Vladimir Guerrero walked 3 times for Los Angeles/Anaheim.
  • Marlon Byrd had 3 hits, Sammy Sosa drove in 2 runs, and 4 Texas pitchers combined to scatter 9 hits as the Rangers shut out the A’s, 4-0.  

BDD Player of the Day – Detroit’s Gary Sheffield

 

 

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H

RBI

HR

BB

LOB

AVG

 Sheffield, Gary DH

6

2

3

5

2

0

2

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