Zito, Giants beat Cards, close NLCS deficit to 3-2




US Top Stories from Associated Press (AP) show

Summary: ST. LOUIS (AP) , The big curveball was back, and Barry Zito mixed in some well-placed fastballs, too. It was just like the good old days. Zito was at his best Friday night, pitching San Francisco back into the NL championship series with a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals that narrowed its deficit to 3-2.