Giants 4, Cubs 2: This was the kind of game the Giants would be winning a lot if they were better. Starting pitching just a bit better than their opponents’, a resilient but not overwhelming bullpen, just enough key hits, and Dave Roberts and Omar Vizquel getting on base any which way they can.
Was it a mirage, a trick of fan psychology, the camera angle, or did Zito’s pitches really seem to have more snap and bite to them? On the TV side Krukow said his curve didn’t have the “hump” to it — meaning it was breaking down hard instead of softly arcing to the plate.
PLODAG: Zito. Runners-up: Winn (three hits), Chulk, and Hennessey.
