Posted at 2:54 p.m., Tuesday, July 3, 2007
MLB: Bonds hits 751st home run, 4 shy of Aaron
Associated Press
CINCINNATI — Barry Bonds hit his 751st home run on the third pitch he saw Tuesday night, a two-run shot deep into the seats in right-center to pull him within four of Hank Aaron's record.The San Francisco slugger stepped into the batter's box in the first inning to boos from every corner of Great American Ball Park, far different from the loving treatment he receives back home in the Bay Area.
The drive off right-hander Aaron Harang traveled an estimated 409 feet, the second home run Harang has allowed to the seven-time NL MVP. It gave the Giants a 2-0 lead on Harang's 27th pitch.
Bonds walked out to left field in the bottom of the first to a warm greeting and bows from a small contingent of Giants fans, and the slugger greeted them with a wave.
Bonds homered for the second time in four games after connecting Friday night against Arizona's Livan Hernandez, a former Giants pitcher.
