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Oakland athletics pitcher barry zito lasted four innings in wednesdays start against the angels, giving up two runs on four hits and four walks while striking out two hey, its an improvement. Barry zitos bid for major league return makes stop in fresno the fresno bee. San francisco the significance of barry zito s performance in game 5 of the 2012 national league championship series entered giants lore almost as soon as the contest ended. San francisco giants activated lhp barry zito from the 15day disabled list.
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