Article: Zito, Giants can't hold off the Diamondbacks.

Byline: Andrew Baggarly

PHOENIX _ Barry Zito is close to automatic when he receives decent run support. Over his career, he was 90-4 when his team scored at least four runs during his assignments.

Make that 90-5.

Zito squandered a pair of leads, couldn't retire a batter in the fifth inning and failed in his bid to reach double-digit victories Wednesday night. Chris Snyder's two-run double knocked out Zito and gave the Arizona Diamondbacks the lead in an eventual 6-4 victory over the Giants.

The Diamondbacks retained their one-game lead over the San Diego Padres in the National League West. They also took the season series against the ...

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