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Bonds Rips No. 751; 4 to Go

Posted Jul 4, 07 5:06 AM CDT in Sports,  US 

(Newser) – Slugger Barry Bonds blasted his 751st home run on his third swing of the game against Cincinnati last night, but the Reds rallied to win 7-3 in their first matchup under new manager Pete Mackanin. Bonds ripped his homer in the same city where Hank Aaron hit his 714th run in 1974 to tie Babe Ruth's all-time record.

Fans booed the run by Bonds, whose feats are shadowed by his links to a steroid scandal. Giants starter Barry Zito gave up numerous walks but no hits until the fifth inning, but Brandon Phillips's grand slam off San Francisco's bullpen gave the Reds a lead they would not relinquish. Reds slugger Ken Griffey, Jr., remained at 585 homers.
Source: Associated Press

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San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds starts towards first base after hitting a two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds rounds the bases past third base coach Tim Flannery after Bonds hit a two-run home run off Cincinnati Reds pitcher Aaron Harang in the first inning of a baseball game,...   (Associated Press)
San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds, left, hugs Cincinnati Reds' Ken Griffey Jr. prior to a baseball game, Tuesday, July 3, 2007, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)   (Associated Press)
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