Barry Zito took the mound with the San Francisco Giants facing elimination in Game 5 of the 2012 National League Championship Series. The southpaw from Las Vegas, Nevada, went on to scatter 6 hits over 7.2 scoreless innings, striking out six St. Louis Cardinals batters in the process. This effort paved the way for the Giants to take the S-O victory and force a Game Six at AT&T Park.