Sep 6, 2007 12:06 am US/Pacific
Bonds Hits #762 As Giants Beat Rockies, 5-3
DENVER (AP) ―
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Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants.
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Barry Bonds hit his 762nd home run to back Kevin Correia's strong outing, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Wednesday night to avoid a sweep.
It was a costly loss for the Rockies, who began the day four games behind San Diego and Arizona in the NL West and the wild-card race. Colorado lost for only the second time in seven games. The Padres come to Denver for a three-game series starting Friday night.
Bonds put the Giants ahead 2-0 in the first, hitting a two-run homer that barely cleared the fence in left with two outs off starter Ubaldo Jimenez.
Bonds was 1-for-2 with a walk and was hit by a pitch. He has 54 career home runs against the Rockies. The slugger broke Hank Aaron's record with his 756th homer last month.
Pedro Feliz tripled, homered and drove in two runs, and Bengie Molina added a solo home run for the Giants, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
In his fourth start of the year and 23rd of his career, Correia (4-6) went six innings, giving up a run and four hits. He struck out four without a walk, and is 3-0 with a 2.05 ERA as a starter this season.
The Rockies, who came back from a 5-1 deficit on Tuesday night to win 6-5, hit back-to-back singles to start the ninth against Steve Kline. Brad Hennessey came on and gave up a two-run single to Troy Tulowitzki, but the rally ended there. Hennessey got the final two outs for his 18th save in 21 chances.
Colorado bench coach Jamie Quirk filled in as manager for Clint Hurdle, who served a one-game suspension for "inappropriate actions" last Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Hurdle was ejected from that game for arguing a close call at first base.
Jimenez (3-3) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings. He went 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA in his previous four starts.
Feliz hit his 18th home run of the year, a solo shot to center field in the fourth.
Molina made it 4-0 with a homer to left off Jorge Julio in the sixth inning. It was the 100th home run of his career.
With rain falling, Colorado got to Correia for a run in the sixth. Matt Holliday singled with one out to drive in Willy Taveras, who doubled to start the inning.
Feliz tripled to drive in Rajai Davis, a pinch-runner for Bonds, in the eighth inning.
Notes:@ Afternoon rain forced the cancellation of batting practice for both teams. ... Giants LHP Jack Taschner had an MRI exam in San Francisco. No results were available yet. ... Jimenez became the 449th pitcher to allow a home run to Bonds. ... An MRI on the right elbow of Rockies RHP Taylor Buchholz showed no structural damage. He won't be available for the weekend series with San Diego. ...Colorado won the season series 10-8.
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