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Bonds sits at 754 as Giants go for sweep

Jul 29, 2007 - 3:25 PM Florida (48-57) at San Francisco (45-57) 4:05 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - With the San Francisco Giants set to play a day game after a night game, the Barry Bonds home run show may need a rest on Sunday.

Bonds may be limited to pinch-hitting duty when the Giants go for a sweep of the visiting Florida Marlins on Sunday.

The All-Star slugger went 0-for-3 with a walk in San Francisco's 4-3 win on Saturday, and is stuck at 754 career home runs, one short of tying Hank Aaron's all-time record.

"If he feels good, he'll play tomorrow," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said about Bonds. "If he feels anything, then I'll shut him down. That's the way it's gonna be. I'm sure he'd like to play tomorrow he'd like to play all the time, but we can't wear him down trying to chase this thing."

If Bonds plays, he will be taking his hacks against Marlins starter Sergio Mitre, who he has never faced. Mitre (4-5, 3.34 ERA) had a rough outing at Arizona last Tuesday, yielding seven runs in three innings to take the loss.

The Giants will counter with veteran Matt Morris (7-6, 4.16). The righthander, who has been the subject of trade rumors in recent weeks, has not notched a win since June 11 against Toronto.

Over his last seven starts, Morris is 0-3 with a 7.98 ERA and allowing opponents a 1.017 OPS. He is 7-4 with a 4.23 ERA in 13 games - 10 starts - in his career against Florida.