Barry Zito spent two more seasons with the A's after they traded Hudson and Mulder. In the 2006 season, Zito finished with a 16-10 record, 3.83 ERA, and 151 strikeouts to help lead the A's to an AL West title. Zito had a strong outing for the A's in Game 1 of the ALDS as he only gave up one run in eight innings to lead the A's to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in Game 1. The A's ended up winning the next two games to sweep the Twins and advance to the 2006 ALCS for the first time since 1992, also winning their first postseason series since 1990. Zito took the mound for Game 1 of the ALCS against the Detroit Tigers but gave up five runs in 3.2 innings as the A's fell to the Tigers 5-1. The A's ended up losing the next three games and were swept by the Tigers in the ALCS.