San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants Live Streaming
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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10:15 pm EDT Tue May 11, 2010
With a home sweep of San Francisco three weeks ago, the San Diego Padres vaulted past the Giants and into first place in the NL West. Behind the unbeaten Barry Zito, San Francisco hopes to reclaim the top spot and exact some revenge when the teams open a three-game set Tuesday night at AT&T Park. The Giants arrived at Petco Park on April 19 tied for the NL’s best record, two games ahead of the Padres. After three straight losses in which it scored four times and went 1 for 23 with runners in scoring position, San Francisco departed in second place. San Diego still holds the top spot, but the Giants are in position to reclaim it Tuesday. Zito is a big reason why. Off to the best start of his career, Zito has won five straight decisions for the first time since a six-game winning streak from May 17-June 16, 2006. The only start this season in which Zito did not receive a decision came April 18, when he allowed one run in 7 1-3 innings of a 2-1 loss to Los Angeles.
The left-hander has limited opponents to a .182 average, second-lowest in the league. He yielded one run in seven innings of a 3-2 win over Florida on Wednesday. Zito will take whatever help he can get against San Diego, which has given him plenty of problems lately. The three-time All-Star has gone 0-4 with a 5.63 ERA in his last seven matchups with the Padres. San Diego’s Wade LeBlanc is also enjoying an outstanding start to 2010. Called up to start in place of the injured Chris Young on April 18, LeBlanc has quickly emerged as one of the top pitchers in the Padres’ rotation, with San Diego winning all four of his outings. The left-hander gave up two runs in six innings of a 3-2 victory over Colorado last Tuesday but didn’t receive a decision. LeBlanc entered this season with four wins in 13 starts - half of the victories coming against the Giants. He posted a 1.29 ERA in those two wins.
