Barry Zito led the Giants to victory last night, putting an end to their four-game skid. San Francisco went on to defeat the Dodgers 7-1, with the help of a four-run sixth inning.
Zito looked like the Zito of the past last night, allowing just one run through seven and two-thirds innings. The one run he gave up came in the eighth inning, a solo shot by Pablo Ozuna to break up the shutout bid. Zito’s effort was more than enough to get San Francisco a much needed win. Keiichi Yabu finished off the eighth inning, retiring the one batter he faced on a flyout. Alex Hinshaw and Tyler Walker combined to pitch a scoreless ninth to seal the deal.
The Giants offense wasted no time trying to score off Greg Maddux, and got two quick runs in the first inning before adding a third in the second. San Francisco put the game away in the sixth inning with a four-run frame, highlighted by a two-run Bengie Molina homer. Molina picked up two more RBI’s and was three-for-four with two singles. Pablo Sandoval continued to come through with some big hits, going two-for-four with two doubles that drove in two runs; he also scored two himself. Dave Roberts also picked up a walk and two hits on the day, singles, on of which helped add onto the Giants lead.
Brad Hennessey will look to build off success from his last start tonight at 7:10 p.m. Hiroki Kuroda will go for the Dodgers in the second game of the weekend series.
