Arizona manager Bob Melvin said he wanted to "crawl into a hole" when he pitched to Barry Bonds with first base open and Bonds hit a two-run homer, the 742nd of his career.
Scott Hairston bailed his manager out. Hairston hit a three-run pinch-hit homer to lead the D-Backs to a 5-4 victory over the Giants on Saturday night.
Hairston hit reliever Vinnie Chulk's first pitch 418 feet into the left-field seats with two runners on to give the D-Backs a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning.
It was the 14th homer of Hairston career, leaving him just 728 shy of Bonds. Hairston homered for the first time since 2004.
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Armando Benitez struck out Nomar Garciaparra looking to cap a three-game sweep for the Giants over the Dodgers. With the win, the Giants pushed their winning streak to eight games and are now in first place in the National League West.
The Giants broke an 8th inning 3-3 tie when Ray Durham hit a RBI double to right centerfield which bounced off the tip of Juan Pierre's glove to score Omar Vizquel. Bengie Molina then singled in Durham to make the score 5-3.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, Andre Ethier hit a towering home run to make it a one-run game.
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Matt Cain is a potential Cy Young candidate and has a big admirer from the Giants biggest rival.
"Matt Cain wants to be the best pitcher in the game, and he's doing what it takes to get there," says Dodgers GM Ned Colletti, who was an assistant GM in San Francisco when Cain first reached the big leagues. "I think he'll wind up pitching more no-hitters than almost anybody in the history of the game."
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Giants Apr 2007 Archive
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Yahoo.com | Apr 26, 2007
Barry Bonds hit his 741st career homer, a three-run shot in the first inning, Pedro Feliz had the go-ahead homer in the sixth and the Giants beat the Dodgers 6-4 Wednesday night for their first seven-game winning streak in nearly three years.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 25, 2007
Barry Bonds realizes that records are meant to be broken and would be happy if Alex Rodriguez eclipsed 73 homers this season.
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ESPN | Apr 24, 2007
According to ESPN's Buster Olney, the Angels and Giants are two teams most likely to make a run at Alex Rodriguez.
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RealGM | Apr 22, 2007
Barry Bonds hit home run 740 in the bottom of the fourth inning of Sunday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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yahoo.com | Apr 21, 2007
Barry Bonds hit his 739th career home run Saturday, connecting for a leadoff shot in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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AP / RealGM | Apr 19, 2007
Barry Bonds hit his 738th career home run Wednesday night, a solo shot in the eighth inning against the Cardinals that tied the game at 5.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 17, 2007
Barry Bonds is tired of being asked by reporters about an apparent snub from Hank Aaron.
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New York Daily News | Apr 15, 2007
According to several sources, Barry Bonds said he knew that several of his teammates had permission to take banned drugs for medical reasons, and he wanted that permission, too.
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AP | Apr 13, 2007
Barry Bonds hit the 736th and 737th home runs of his career Friday night in the city where he began his career 21 years ago, homering on consecutive at-bats in the second and fourth innings against the Pirates.
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AP | Apr 11, 2007
Hank Aaron doesn't plan to be at the ballpark if and when Barry Bonds breaks his home run record.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 10, 2007
On Monday, Barry Bonds said the lure of reaching the 3,000 hit plateau is alluring.
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AP | Apr 9, 2007
Willie Mays led a nostalgia wave -- and all vote-getters -- Monday in balloting to determine a 50th anniversary Gold Glove team.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 6, 2007
Barry Bonds will be one of several major-leaguers to wear uniform number 42 on April 15 when baseball celebrates the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 5, 2007
The commissioner's office, having photographed Barry Zito's new burgundy Rawlings model in spring training, has examined the pictures and ruled the glove is illegal because of tan stitching that could distract hitters.
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RealGM | Apr 4, 2007
Barry Bonds hit his 735th home run during the first inning of Wednesday's game against San Diego.
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RealGM | Apr 3, 2007
The San Francisco Giants honored their past All-Stars during a pre-game ceremony before Tuesday's Opening Day.
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RealGM | Apr 1, 2007
Barry Bonds hit two home runs on Sunday, his sixth and seventh of the Spring.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Apr 1, 2007
San Francisco acquired left-hander Travis Blackley in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for outfielder Jason Ellison and assigned him to Triple-A Fresno to start the season.
