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--CF Aaron Rowand is hitting .337 after he went 2-for-3 with two RBIs Wednesday. He's tied with C Bengie Molina with 56 hits, tops on the team. Rowand is also No. 1 with seven homers and a .398 on-base percentage.
--INF Emmanuel Burriss played for SS Omar Vizquel and went 1-for-3. His shining moment came in the fifth inning when he hit a first-pitch fastball for a bases-loaded, two-out single between short and third.
--LHP Barry Zito, coming off his first win of 2008, will face LHP Randy Johnson in Thursday's series finale in Phoenix. Last Friday, Zito beat the Marlins by throwing 6 1/3 innings and allowing one run. Zito was handed losses in two starts against Arizona this year. In the games, he had a 9.39 ERA.
BY THE NUMBERS: 15 -- Doubles for Bengie Molina, through May 25. He had 19 last year. His career high is 24 in 2003.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I try to work in the process. Results just happen as they may," -- LHP Barry Zito, after beating the Marlins (one run, 6 1/3 innings) for his first victory of the year. He started 0-8.
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