European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 5, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 26 stars and stripes Mideast edition july 2007 third times a Charm Bonds belts 751 during first at Bat in same City Aaron tied but giants lose by Joe Kay the associated press Cincinnati in the same City where Hank Aaron completed his Barry Bonds came out swinging at the first three pitches he Bonds connected on his third try for Homer 751 on tuesday Hes now four shy of Aarons record following the san Francisco giants 73 loss to the Cincin Nati Hes a Guy that people were saying is father time catching up with him Man Ager Bruce Bochy Bonds got closer to catching Aaron in the City where hammering Hank hit tying babe ruths previous that Recor Book Homer on opening Day 1974 landed at riverfront which has since been Aarons record soon will in playing pretty Good for an old the 42yearold Bonds i just wish we were playing better As a so do the who have the majors worst record and its newest Brandon Phillips grand slam gave Pete Mackanin a Victory in his debut As Cincin Natis interim Mackanin was promoted from Advance scout after Jerry Nar Ron was fired on sunday it Doest matter who the manager Philips it just feels Good to get a the fans came to experience something More Bonds Homer on his third swing of the game Drew loud and prolonged Boos from the crowd of a reminder that fans outside of san Francisco View his record Chase through the prism of baseballs Ste roid like it or Hes closing its a Little Bonds can i feel it i can feel 751 right i cant feel can feel 751 feels Bonds second career Homer off Aaron Harang 92 was the master stroke in a Sloppy game Between Las place teams in the nos West and Central they combined for 14 two hit batters and a wild giants Lethander Barry Zito didst give up a hit until the fifth inning and didst throw Many he walked five batters in a 44pitch fourth including Edwin Encarnacion and Alex Gonzalez with the bases Phillips put the reds ahead to stay with his second career grand slam in the sixth off Kevin Correia the game had a couple of intriguing sub plots a rare matchup of famed Home run hitters in Bonds and Ken Griffey and a near Novice manager dabbling in one of baseballs great Bonds and the 37yearold Griffey have been friends for most of their sons of famous fathers who showed them How to play the they catch up online about once a month and feel even closer than their Home run Griffey flied out and walked three times on leaving him with 585 career me against Bonds Al the san Francisco giants Barry Bonds hits a two run Home run off Cincinnati reds Pitcher Aaron Harang in the first inning the Homer was the 751st of Bonds it was the first time since 1976 that two players with so Many homers played in the same according to the Elias sports Cleveland Frank Robinson 586 and Milwaukee Aaron 755 played in that the question in this one was whether Mac Kanin would let Bonds get anything to Bonds slept on taking a Nap in a club House he woke up and warmed up with a batting practice drive off an advertising Board in drawing aah from the crowd and hinting that some thing memorable was in the fans booed Bonds loudly when he went to the plate in the first inning and came out he fouled off Harings first a 92 Mph and swung through the next you cant be scared to go after Guys like especially when theres nobody on or its Early in the Harang that what i tried to do with the third and he was right on Harang tried to throw another one by who sent a drive deep into the seats in right Center Field near the advertising panel he plunked during batting Boos filled great american Ball Park while an unaffected Bonds jogged the bases with head when he went Back to left he raised his left hand to acknowledge a dozen giants fans who gave him a standing Harang and Mackanin made sure he  get another in Bonds next Harang threw four wayward pitches for a showing hed Learned his Bonds got an intentional walk the next time then flied out and ended the game by fouling Kemp lifts dodgers again As moves up in West the associated press los Angeles Matt Kemp drove in the godhead run for the second game in a pulling the los Angeles dodgers Back into a virtual tie for first place in the no Kemp followed his tie breaking two run Homer in the series opener with a clutch single in the seventh inning on tuesday and Wil son Betemit was 3for4 with a Homer and four Bis against his former team to help beat the Atlanta braves with one out in the Jeff Kent legged out a double with a headfirst slide that just beat the throw from Center fielder Andrew Kent advanced to third on a great play by Rookie second baseman Yusnel who robbed Luis Gonzalez of a Likely rib single up the Middle and threw him Tyler Yates relieved Wilfredo Ledezma 01 and Kemp singled to Center on a 32 pitch to score helping put the dodgers a season High 12 games Over i guess in getting in a Little Groove and in feeling Good at the said who is hitting with three homers and 10 Lenny san Diego padres starter Greg Maddux slams the Ball to the ground after surrendering a game tying Homer to Florida marlins Pinch hitter Han Ley Ramirez in the seventh inning tuesday in san Bis since being recalled from triple Las vegas on june i have some a bats under my Belt and i have a lot More Confidence Houlton led a procession of four pitchers out of the Dodg ers and they combined to limit the braves to an infield single Over the final six Rudy Seanez 51 pitched a perfect seventh for the Jonathan Broxton pitched a hit less and firs time Allstar Takashi Saito got three outs for his 23rd save in 24 Saito looked to me like Hes impossible to Atlanta manager Bobby Cox Brian Mccann homered and had three Bis for the who remained four games behind the new York mets in the no its because we re Alize we could have been Only a couple of games out right right fielder Jeff Francoeur neither starting Pitcher made it past the Atlanta Kyle Davies was charged with five six hits and two walks in two plus the righthand who lost his previous four starts and came out of his last one on june 23 with a sore left oblique has allowed 20 Era runs in 22va innings Over his last five outings for an it was just one of those nights where he didst have Cox his fastball want working for location or Hes just i he Hast pitched in a Long we gave him six runs in three innings and he just  get anything neither could dodgers lefty Randy who gave up six five hits and four walks be fore he was lifted because of tenderness in his shoulder after three Rockies mets 3 former met Kaz Matsui had a Ca ree High five hits and Ryan spi Lborges hit his first grand slam to Lead Host which finished with 18 Garrett Atkins added a two run Home run and three Bis for the while Matt Holliday had two hits and two Aaron Cook who won for the first time since May he limited the mets to three two and seven hits Over eight Jason Vargas called up from triple new Orleans to re placed injured starter Oliver gave up nine runs and 11 hits in 3v3 innings for new diamondbacks cardinals 1 you Sameiro Petit 11 pitched into the sixth inning in place of injured Randy Johnson and visiting Arizona backed him with three Home Chris Chad Tracy and Mark Reynolds connected for the who ended a three game losing astros Phillies 4 Hunter Pence hit a Solo Homer off Jose Mesa 01 on the first pitch of the 13th inning for Host the Rookie Center fielders 10th Homer was the third Walkoff Homer for the astros in six Matt Albers 24 shut out the Phillies in the 12th and cubs nationals 1 Carlos Zambrano 106 won his third consecutive Start for visiting Chi while Alfonso Soriano again Hurt his former team with two hits and two runs Chicago is 50 against washing ton this season and has won 10 of 11 marlins padres 4 Hanley who didst Start be cause of a tweaked left Ham hit a Pinch hit two run Homer that highlighted visiting Florida four run seventh padres starter Greg Maddux 75 came into the game with 19 wins against the the most of any team in his 340 Ca reer he allowed six runs and 10 hits in 6va striking out five with no pirates Brewers 2 Shane Youman 10 gave up two runs Over six innings to earn his first major league win and Host Pitts Burgh took advantage of a sea so High four errors by Milwaukee for the Yovani Gallardo 11 gave up two earned runs in innings in his first career Relief