Alex Rodriguez hit his 47th & 48th home runs of the season in the 7th inning of the Yankees 10 to 2 win over the Mariners in New York tonight.

He became the first Yankee in over 30 years to hit 2 home runs in an inning. The last time it happened was June 30th of 1977 when Cliff Johnson did it in Toronto.

Rodriguez was at the DH spot rather than his usual place at 3B because of a sore right ankle. In fact he was sent to a hospital for tests on the ankle after arriving at Yankee Stadium with a limp.

Rodriguez now has 512 home runs in his career, tying him for 17th place all time with Ernie Banks & Eddie Matthews.

#1 on the all time list of course is Barry Bonds and he also added to his career total tonight. Bonds hit #762 in the first inning of the Giants 5 to 3 win over the Rockies in Colorado. According to San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy the pitch that Bonds hit out was a 99 MPH fast ball. The pitch was thrown by rookie Ubaldo Jimenez who became the 449th pitcher to give up a homer to Bonds.

It was Bond's 28th homer of the year. He's now hitting .277 with a .483 OBP (1st in the majors) and .583 SLG (3rd in the NL.)

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