On any normal day going 1 for 2 with 1 RBI and 1 Run against Verlander is a solid outing. It just looks less impressive when the guy that bats behind you hits a home run every at bat.
Tim McCarver has to be the worst commentator in baseball. Zito still has a very nice curveball and I just laughed when McCarver called it a change up. If you can not recognize a pitch that breaks damn near 3 feet then you shouldn't be calling a game IMO. Every year I shake my head watching the World Series with stuff that comes out his mouth.