Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Barry Zito akapedza mamwe mwaka miviri neA's pashure pokunge vatengesa Hudson naMulder. Mumwaka wa2006, Zito akapedza aine 16-10 rekodhi, 3.83 ERA, uye 151 strikeouts kubatsira kutungamira A's kune AL West zita. Zito akabudirira zvikuru neA's mumutambo wekutanga weALDS sezvo akasiya chete imwe chete mumasere masere kuti atungamirire A's kukunda 3-2 pamusoro peMinnesota Twins mumutambo wekutanga. VaA vakapedzisira vakunda mitambo miviri yakatevera kuti vakunde maTwin uye vapfuurire ku2006 ALCS kekutanga kubva muna 1992
, vakakundawo mutambo wavo wokutanga wokupedza mwaka kubvira muna 1990. Zito akatora gomo reMutambo 1 weALCS vachipesana neDetroit Tigers asi akarasikirwa nematanho mashanu mu3.2 innings sezvo maA's akadonha kuTigers 5-1. A's yakaguma ichirasikirwa nemitambo mitatu yakatevera uye yakatsvairwa neTigers muALCS.