Someone, it seemed, always picked up the slack and provided what was needed for the San Francisco Giants during their World Series run last year. The same thing is happening now. Barry Zito went down in the second inning with a sprained right foot Saturday night but Guillermo Mota came on for 4 1/3 innings of solid relief, his longest stint in 672 major league appearances over 13 seasons, and the Giants won their fourth straight, 5-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. "It's tough for Barry. I don't know what happened or the severity of it, but hats off to Guillermo Mota," teammate Mark DeRosa said. "Player of the game, no doubt." Zito was on crutches, the middle of his right foot noticeably swollen, as he contemplated the possibility that he might miss a start due to injury, something that's never happened to him in his major league career. He came back from a car accident on the eve of opening day to make his regularly scheduled first start. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap...=san-francisco-giants-vs-arizona-diamondbacks
