Ivan Ochoa (right) collided with Eugenio Velez for a first-inning error. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Things started off badly for the Giants and Barry Zito, with Ivan Ochoa's two-base error in the first inning leading to an unearned run against the left-hander. Though Zito turned in a solid eight innings, giving up two earned runs, his teammates tallied just one run, on John Bowker's pinch-hit RBI single in the eighth.
BATTING HR: Barmes (11, 7th inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Barmes 4; Tulowitzki; Holliday; Spilborghs 2; De La Rosa. RBI: Holliday (88), De La Rosa (6), Barmes (44). 2-out RBI: De La Rosa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hawpe; Barmes; De La Rosa. Team LOB: 8.
a-Grounded out for Ochoa in the 8th. b-Singled for Zito in the 8th. c-Lined out for Schierholtz in the 9th. 1-Ran for McClain in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Molina, B (33, De La Rosa), Schierholtz (7, Corpas). TB: Velez; Aurilia; Molina, B 3; Schierholtz 2; Bowker. RBI: Bowker (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rowand; Velez; Sandoval, P. GIDP: Aurilia. Team LOB: 6.
WP: De La Rosa. Pitches-strikes: De La Rosa 87-56, Corpas 15-10, Fuentes 29-18, Zito 116-75, Yabu 7-4. Groundouts-flyouts: De La Rosa 8-5, Corpas 2-1, Fuentes 0-1, Zito 7-11, Yabu 1-2. Batters faced: De La Rosa 24, Corpas 5, Fuentes 5, Zito 35, Yabu 3. Umpires: HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Chris Guccione. Weather: 63 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, Out to RF. T: 2:25. Att: 31,857. September 25, 2008
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