zito pitches four scoreless, has newer weirder hair
PHOENIX - Finishing a game in relief can’t be what Barry Zito had in mind when contemplating his baseball comeback.
But there was the lefty, firing four shutout innings Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers to close out the A’s 5-2 victory at Maryvale Baseball Park. It was undoubtedly the most impressive of Zito’s three outings for Oakland this spring, and it came in unusual fashion for the former Cy Young winner, who’s hoping to return as a starter after a year away from the game.
“You come in to finish a game, and to throw as many innings as he did to do it, it shows that he’s moving along nicely,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “You come into camp in shape and you’re able to get stretched out like that, and to come out of the bullpen when you’re not used to doing that, it’s pretty impressive.”
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