Editing Barry Zito (section)

====2004====
In 2004, Zito struggled and posted the worst numbers of his career at the time. Zito went 2–3 with a 6.83 ERA in April.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=zitoba01&t=p&year=2004 |title=Barry Zito 2004 Pitching Gamelogs |work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=October 27, 2013}}</ref> On May 28, facing [[Cliff Lee]], he threw eight shutout innings but received a no-decision in a 1–0 loss to the [[Cleveland Indians]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Castrovince |first=Anthony |url=http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040528&content_id=755388&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195736/http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040528&content_id=755388&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |title=Zito strong, but A's fall in ninth |work=[[MLB.com|Athletics.MLB.com]] |date=May 28, 2004 |access-date=October 27, 2013 }}</ref> He threw eight shutout innings of four-hit ball in a 5–0 victory over the Devil Rays on August 21. Oakland manager [[Ken Macha]] would have let him throw a complete game, but Zito said, "I was worrying about being fresh for the next game. I didn't want to end up [throwing] 115–120 [pitches], so I took advantage of the situation and shut it down."<ref>{{cite web |last=Gagliano |first=Anthony |url=http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040821&content_id=834309&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029220630/http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040821&content_id=834309&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |title=Zito wins as A's flex muscles again |work=[[MLB.com|Athletics.MLB.com]] |date=August 21, 2004 |access-date=October 28, 2013 }}</ref> On September 12, he threw seven shutout innings and had 10 strikeouts, earning the win in a 1–0 victory over the Indians.<ref>{{cite web |last=Urban |first=Mychael |url=http://oakland.athletics.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20040912&content_id=856382&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak |title=Zito fans 10; A's blank Tribe |work=[[MLB.com|Athletics.MLB.com]] |date=September 12, 2004 |access-date=October 29, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> For the season, he went 11–11 with a 4.48 ERA. That was his only year with the Athletics that his ERA was more than 4.00. He still finished 10th in the league in strikeouts with 163.<ref name=br-stats/>