Barry Bonds hit a solo home run in the first inning last night for his 735th career home run and his first of the season. 21 more to break Hank Aaron's record. Unfortunately he went hitless otherwise (1 for 4 for the game) and the Giants suspect relief pitching gave up 2 runs in the 8th inning to lose the game to the Padres 5 to 3.

It was also his 86th career home run against San Diego, his most against any one team.

In other Barry news, he had a running catch in the 3rd inning that took away what looked to be an easy double and another Padres run. Bonds is looking very agile and in great shape as the season starts. Has he turned back the clock 5 years this season? We hope so.

The Giants are now 0-2. (Obviously then the Padres are 2-0, eh?)

As a Giants fan I'm excited about how Barry is starting off the season but I'm very concerned about the team overall. The relief pitching is going to be a problem for sure and we need better performances out of Zito and Cain.

Bonds Bombs Counter: 735

Bonds Season Stats:

.286 Avg
.375 OBP
.714 SLG
1 Home Run

Chris Young became the 435th pitcher to surrender a home run to Barry.

Young's also got a bit of a streak going for himself. He is now 9-0 with 16 no decisions (he got a no decision in this game as well) over his last 25 road starts. This means he's gone 25 consecutive road starts without picking up a loss. This ties him with Allie Reynolds who set the mark of 25 in 1949-50. Young's teams have gone 17-8 during those 25 games.

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