Thu 5/3/12 1:45 AM

Carlos Zambrano turned in his strongest performance of the season on Wednesday, limiting the Giants to just five hits over seven shutout innings. Zambrano struck out five and walked three in the game. He should have picked up his first victory of the season, but Heath Bell again imploded in the ninth inning blowing his win. Zambrano still sits at 0-2, though he owns a very respectable 2.53 ERA. He'll try again to grab that elusive first win when he squares off against the Astros in Houston on Monday.