ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals will board a late-morning flight for the West Coast on Saturday because they couldn't hit a left-hander, which was surprising enough. That the left-hander was the Giants' Barry Zito made this particular outcome, a 5-0 loss in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series, a downright shocker. On paper, this looked like it would be the Cardinals' night. "You throw that out the window," said third baseman David Freese. "We're not sitting around looking at our numbers against so-and-so. Any guy can come out any given night and 'shove.'" On Friday, Zito "shoved." He worked 7 2/3 sensational, scoreless innings in a game that began with a slew of missed opportunities...
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