Barry Zito Injury Update

San Francisco Giants lose to Pittsburgh Pirates 12-8

A day after Pablo Sandoval was put on the disabled list and hours after Marco Scutaro was diagnosed with a serious finger injury, Barry Zito had yet another disastrous road start in the San Francisco Giants' 12-8 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. San Jose Mercury News

Giants avoid series sweep, beat A’s 5-2

From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at AT&T; Park A’s starter A.J. Griffin pitched extremely well most of the day at AT&T; Park, while Giants starter Barry Zito had a mediocre outing. The A’s, though, couldn’t take advantage of the half dozen walks Zito issued, so when the Giants finally broke through against Griffin in the sixth, they went ahead for good in an eventual 5-2 victory. Oakland’s winning streak ended at six games, and the Giants avoided becoming the first team ever to be swept in the season series between the Bay Area clubs. The A’s took three of the four games, with the ser... San Francisco Chronicle