Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: 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 ndokupfuurira kuALCS ya2006 kokutanga kubvira
1992, vakakundawo nhevedzano yavo yokutanga yepostseason 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.