dan stralie. trying to tie it in the 6th. opposite gerald weaverd get that ball. but the a's fall 3-1, so they're two games behind boston for the best record overall with three to play. in zito's final game with the giants, couldn't quite run it down. everybody scores on the abreyo. big, sweeping curveball to strike out the pitcher, ricky alasko. zito allows two runs. a guy in a black shirt moments earlier missed the ball, and he flagged that one. zito exits the mound and sees stunned to learn that manager bruce boche is taking him out right then and there even though he was in no real trouble and giants had the lead. he clearly wanted to stray in, and they look to have what appears to be an uncomfortable situation. that's the last we see barry zito as a giant. >>> the oracle comeback will be this. race 13 took place last friday. the team was ahead and that would have been the ninth win. then the wind died. new zealand crossed the finish line first, but because it took them over 40 minutes, that meant it didn't count. 40 minutes was the limit. and