Padres 7 - 0 Giants
Final
  for this game

Bonds begins assault on all-time home run record

Apr 3, 2007 - 1:47 PM San Diego (0-0) at San Francisco (0-0) 4:05 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds continues his quest for baseball's most hallowed record on Tuesday when the San Francisco Giants host the San Diego Padres in the season opener for the National League West rivals.

The much-maligned lefthanded slugger begins his 22nd season with 734 home runs, 21 shy of tying Hank Aaron's all-time record. Bonds' 85 homers against the Padres are 22 more than he has hit against any other opponent.

Barry Zito (16-10) will make his Giants debut after receiving the richest contract for a pitcher - a seven-year contract worth $126 million.

And new Giants manager Bruce Bochy faces his former team in the season opener. Bochy led the Padres to four postseason trips, but left the team after last season to join the Giants. Bochy is San Diego's all-time winningest manager. His 951 victories nearly triple that of Dick Williams (337), who is second in franchise history.

The Padres named Bud Black to replace Bochy.

Jake Peavy (11-14) will make his second consecutive Opening Day start for San Diego, which has won back-to-back NL West titles. He pitched seven strong innings in a 6-1 victory over the Giants at Petco Park on Opening Day last season.

The Giants won last year's season series, 12-7.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 7 12 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SDG - JAKE PEAVY, CLA MEREDITH (7TH), HEATH BELL (8TH) AND JOSH BARD
    SFO - BARRY ZITO, KEVIN CORREIA (6TH), JONATHAN SANCHEZ
    (7TH), VINNIE CHULK (8TH), STEVE KLINE

    Apr 3 7:18 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 7 10 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 (BOT 8)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CLA MEREDITH (OUT)
    SFO - VINNIE CHULK

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.333, 1-FOR-3)
    O VIZQUEL (.000, 0-FOR-3)
    B BONDS (.500, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 7:00 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY JOSE CRUZ JR SCORED JOSH BARD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: C MEREDITH (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 6:49 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, J BARD ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.333, 1-FOR-3)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 6:43 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: C Meredith relieved J Peavy.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B Molina (.000, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 3 6:30 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
    SDG: CLA MEREDITH (NO RECORD) STARTING THE 7TH
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 0
    DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: B MOLINA (.000, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 3 6:30 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 7 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY (OUT)
    SFO - JONATHAN SANCHEZ

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.000, 0-FOR-2)
    P FELIZ (.000, 0-FOR-2)
    R WINN (.000, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Apr 3 6:28 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY JONATHAN SANCHEZ ALLOWED JOSE CRUZ JR TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.000, 0-FOR-3)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 6:24 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 2 3 4 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
    SFO - BARRY ZITO

    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.000, 0-FOR-2)
    B GILES (.500, 1-FOR-2)
    M CAMERON (.000, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Apr 3 5:45 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO JOSE CRUZ JR SCORED JOSH BARD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CRUZ JR ON FIRST, K KOUZMANOFF ON SECOND,
    K GREENE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J PEAVY (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 5:35 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSH BARD SCORED MIKE CAMERON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.000, 0-FOR-1)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 5:26 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 0 1 2 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
    SFO - BARRY ZITO

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    B MOLINA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    P FELIZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 3 4:58 PM


  • NL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JAKE PEAVY
    SFO - BARRY ZITO

    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    O VIZQUEL (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    B BONDS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Padres vs. GiantsApr 3 4:43 PM

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