Bonds Drills 755; Padres Win In 12

Barry Bonds did pull even with with Hank Aaron as he drove a Clay Hensley fastball to the seats beyond left field, but the Padres win for the third straight night. Friday night's hero, Scott Hairston, homered to lead things off for the Padres (Hairston's HR marked a round tripper in 3 consecutive at bats). In a common trend, the Pads struggled with RISP but Khalil Greene came through in the 12th inning to give San Diego their second straight walk off win in extra frames.

The short bench came into play as Bud Black was forced to insert Jake Peavy as a pinch hitter in the bottom half of the 9th. With Giles and Bradley unavailable due to injuries and Scott Hairston forced out after fouling a ball off his foot ~ Geoff Blum made an uncommon visit to the outfield (he played three balls without incident). With Clay Hensley (making his first start for the Padres since May 2) only lasting 4 2/3 the pen was empty by the 11th inning as Sunday's starter, Justin Germano, was getting loose. Germano will be asked to eat some innings tomorrow to give the relief staff a much needed day off.