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May 28, 2007 2:56 am US/Pacific

Bonds Ends Home Run Drought, Connects For 746th

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5 / AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Barry Bonds hits his 746th home run.
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Barry Bonds moved closer to Hank Aaron's record, and then said he was done talking about it.

Bonds broke out of a lengthy home run drought, hitting his 746th career homer Sunday in the sixth inning of a 6-4, 10-inning loss against Colorado to pull within nine of Hammerin' Hank's career mark of 755.

Unfortunately for the Giants, the loss completed a rare three-game sweep by the Rockies in San Francisco.

"I just feel like we lost. That's how I feel," Bonds said. "I don't even talk about me or home runs anymore at all. If you want to talk about us and the team and us winning and losing, that's fine, but not about me anymore."

Bonds hesitated and watched the 2-1 fastball from Taylor Buchholz sail over the center-field wall for his 12th homer of the year and first in 15 games since a shot off the Mets' Tom Glavine on May 8. The two-run drive pulled the Giants within 4-3.

Bonds rounded the bases as "746" flashed on the main scoreboard and he received a big hug from bat-boy son, Nikolai, after crossing home. Fans began chanting "Barry! Barry!"

Moving within single digits of Aaron wasn't enough to get Bonds talking about the chase.

"There's nothing really to talk about at this point," he said. "I'll let you all know, but this time is not the time. Even when we've won, I haven't talked about it. Everyone here knows it."

Bonds went 14 games without a homer or an RBI, the second-longest RBI drought of his 22-year career. He had gone five games without a hit.

Bonds, who turns 43 on July 24, went 43 at-bats and 63 plate appearances without a homer. During that stretch, Bonds had drawn 20 walks with seven intentional free passes, struck out eight times and was batting .140 (6-for-43).