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Barry Zito carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, with the Giants leading 2-0 until he allowed a two-run shot to Rangers cleanup hitter Andruw Jones that hooked around the left-field foul pole. It was the first hit Zito allowed and it was a big one as it not only ruined his no-hitter, but it ruined his shutout and also tied the game at 2 apiece.

However, Giants would rally in the bottom of the 7th inning with Barry Zito out of the game and Randy Winn delivered the go-ahead RBI single to score Rowand and give the Giants the 3-2 lead and the well deserving win to Barry Zito. With the victory Zito improved to 4-7 on the season. 

Bob Howry threw a scoreless 8th and closer Brian Wilson finished the game and picked up his 19th save of the season.  With the Giants 3-2 victory over the Rangers, it gave the G-men a sweep over the AL-West leading Rangers and the Wild Card lead.  At 37-31, the Giants are 2nd in the NL West and 7.5 games back of the NL West leading Dodgers and are a 1/2 game ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers for the Wild Card Lead. 

Pablo Sandoval continued his hitting surge as he whacked two doubles and went 2 for 3 for the game and he also drew a walk to raise his average to .338, which ranks him 2nd in the NL in hitting. 

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