GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (51-61) at SAN FRANCISCO (48-62)

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (8) VS SAN FRANCISCO (6) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .247
R Belliard 2b 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .298
R Zimmerman 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .272
D Young 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .334
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Kearns rf 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .250
R Church lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .262
R Langerhans lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .160
B Schneider c 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .234
N Logan cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .270
M Bacsik p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .136
a-J Flores ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
C Schroder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Batista ph-1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250

Totals 36 8 10 8 6 5 17

a-popped out to second for M Bacsik in the 6th; b-singled to left for C
Schroder in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Kearns (24, J Sanchez); F Lopez (20, K Correia). 3B - R
Zimmerman (3, B Zito). HR - F Lopez (7, 3rd inning off B Zito 0 on, 0 Out), A
Kearns (9, 3rd inning off B Zito 1 on, 2 Out), B Schneider (6, 4th inning off B
Zito 0 on, 0 Out). SF - R Zimmerman. RBI - F Lopez 2 (43), A Kearns 2 (46), B
Schneider (40), N Logan (11), T Batista (11), R Zimmerman (62). 2-out RBI - A
Kearns 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Church 2, D Young 2, A
Kearns 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (16, 3rd base off B Zito/B Molina), R Belliard (2,
2nd base off B Zito/B Molina), N Logan (15, 3rd base off K Correia/B Molina).


FIELDING: E - F Lopez (10, ground ball).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf-lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .274
R Klesko 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269
R Winn rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294
B Bonds lf 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 .277
J Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Molina c 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .273
R Durham 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .229
P Feliz 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .251
K Frandsen ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
B Zito p 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 .098
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257

Totals 37 6 10 6 1 8 8

BATTING: 2B - B Bonds (12, M Bacsik); R Davis (3, C Schroder); P Feliz (18, J
Rauch). HR - B Molina (12, 3rd inning off M Bacsik 1 on, 2 Out), B Bonds (22,
5th inning off M Bacsik 0 on, 1 Out). S - J Sanchez. RBI - B Molina 3 (62), B
Zito (1), B Bonds (51), R Winn (36). 2-out RBI - B Molina 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1, D Roberts 1, R Davis 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: E - P Feliz (6, dropped foul ball).


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WASHINGTON - 003 100 040 -- 8
SAN FRANCISCO - 022 010 100 -- 6
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 5 7 5 5 1 5 2 4.47
C Schroder (W, 1-0) 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.46
J Rauch (H, 21) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.67
C Cordero (S, 24) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.57

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 5 6 4 4 3 2 3 5.16
J Sanchez (H, 3) 2 1/3 1 2 2 2 2 0 4.29
K Correia (L, 1-6; B, 3) 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.21
R Messenger 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.75

K Correia pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.

WP - B Zito. IBB - A Kearns (by B Zito), R Belliard (by K Correia).
Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 92-62; C Schroder 32-21; J Rauch 14-11; C Cordero
12-7; B Zito 95-55; J Sanchez 35-20; K Correia 17-7; R Messenger 12-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Bacsik 6-4; C Schroder 2-2; J Rauch 0-2; C Cordero 1-2; B
Zito 5-8; J Sanchez 3-2; K Correia 0-0; R Messenger 3-1. Batters faced: M
Bacsik 24; C Schroder 8; J Rauch 4; C Cordero 3; B Zito 24; J Sanchez 10; K
Correia 4; R Messenger 5.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.

T--3:12 Att--43,154.
Weather: 62 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

Bonds breaks Aaron's record in fifth inning

<h3>WASHINGTON 8, SAN FRANCISCO 6</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds has been called a lot ofthings by a lot of people. Now another name can be added.

The San Francisco Giants' slugger blasted his 756th career homerun at AT&T Park on Tuesday, breaking a tie with Hank Aaron inan 8-6 loss to the Washington Nationals.


The 43-year-old Bonds deposited Nationals lefthander MikeBacsik's 3-2 fastball right down the middle of the plate deepinto the right-center field seats with one out and nobody on inthe fifth inning.


"I knew I hit, knew I got it," Bonds said when asked about whathe was feeling. "Phew, I'm just glad its over. When I saw HankAaron on the scoreboard that just made it. ... He'll always bethe home run king. ... It meant everything, it meanteverything."


Bonds spoke with Bacsik.


"I told him congratulations," Bacsik said. "I said, 'I wantedto go after you and challenge you. I didn't want to walk you.'I didn't want to walk him on four pitches."


Bacsik seemed pleased that he will be linked to Bonds the restof his life. "It will be cool, me and Barry will hang out onweekends," said Bacsik, who got an autographed bat. "It is thecoolest memorabilia I have. It is the greatest accomplishmentof all-time as of today."


Bonds, who has been killed by the media for his arrogantattitude and alleged steroid use, raised both hands triumphantlyabove his head as he connected with the pitch off Bacsik, whobecame the 446th different pitcher to yield a home run to theGiants' superstar.


"It's pretty awesome," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We'reall very proud for him. It must have neen very hard for himwith all that he has gone through."


Bonds' son, Nikolai, was waiting to greet his father with hisindex finger lofted to the sky, but Bonds first stood on homeplate, raised both arms to the sky before pumping his left fistinto his right hand.


Bonds then exchanged hugs with his son, teammates, twodaughters, mother and wife.


After accepting congratulations from his family, Bondsacknowledged the cheering throng, bowing and blowing kisses toeach corner of the ballpark.


Willie Mays, No. 4 on the all-time home run list, came out toembrace his godson, and in a surprising turn, Aaron delivered atribute that was shown on the center field scoreboard.

"I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds onbecoming baseball's career home run leader," Aaron said on themessage board. "It is a great accomplishment which requiresskill, longevity and determination. Through the past century,the home run has held a special place in baseball and I havebeen privileged to hold this record for 33 of those years.

"I move over now and offer my best wishes to Barry and hisfamily on this historical achievement. My hope today, as it wason that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of thisrecord will inspire others to chase their own dreams."

Bonds then addressed the crowd.


"I want to thank all the fans here in San Francisco," Bondssaid. "I broke it at home, it's been fantastic. I want tothank my teammates. You guys have been strong, thanks.

"I want to thank my kids. I'm glad I did it before you went toschool. I want to thank the Washington Nationals forunderstanding this day."


He hugged his godfather, Willie Mays, then tears filled his eyesas he talked about his deceased father, Bobby.


"My dad, thank you for everything."


After the inning was over, Bonds walked to his position, raisedhis cap to the fans. He thrusted both fists in the air in shortleft field as he turned to each section of the park.

Matt Murphy from Queens, New York ended up with the ball after ascrum in the bleachers. The 22-year-old, sporting a New YorkMets jersey, was carried out of the right-center field section,flanked by a squad of San Francisco policemen.


Bonds' blast gave the Giants a 5-4 lead, but Washington scoredfour times in the eighth to take an 8-6 lead.


Nook Logan singled home on run off Kevin Correia (1-6) and TonyBatista tied the game at 6-6 with a run-scoring base hit. FelipeLopez followed with an RBI double and Ryan Zimmerman capped thefame with a sacrifice fly off Randy Messenger.


Chris Schroder (1-0) allowed a run over two innings to pick uphis first major league win. Jon Rauch logged the eighth andChad Cordero the ninth for his 24th save.