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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Disciplined Bonds takes early batting practice on field — SAN DIEGO - Barry Bonds took some mighty swings Saturday. — In a rare move by the San Francisco slugger, he showed up at Petco Park well before he typically would and took early batting practice on the field for close to 45 minutes.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Bonds finally ties Aaron with 755th HR — SAN DIEGO (AP) — With a short swing and a strong shot for all the doubters, Barry Bonds caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run record Saturday night. — No. 755 was an opposite-field drive to left-center, moving Bonds within one swing …
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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
Hank, Make Some Room for Barry — Bonds Clouts No. 755 to Tie Aaron's All-Time Home Run Mark — For 86 years of baseball history, until San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds took a mighty swing Saturday night and deposited a ball over the fence for the 755th time in his career …
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Commish tacks on $5K fine for Wells' words — SAN DIEGO (AP) — David Wells is in trouble again, and this time the punishment is coming straight from commissioner Bud Selig. — The San Diego Padres left-hander has been fined $5,000 for comments he made last month, after he was suspended seven games …
Jayson Stark / ESPN:
Projecting career stats is an inexact science … Here at ESPN, we're pretty sure we've put Pedro Gomez's face on your TV screens enough times to alert you to the fact that some guy named Barry Bonds is about to hit a fairly momentous home run. — Well, it's time to change the subject (at least for the next minute and a half).
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
A-Rod belts historic 500th homer — Yanks slugger becomes 22nd member of prestigious club — NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez became the 22nd member of the prestigious 500 home run club on Saturday, slugging a three-run homer off Kyle Davies of the Kansas City Royals for the landmark blast.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
D-Backs claim Kim, Cirillo — LOS ANGELES - The Diamondbacks made two curious roster moves Friday, claiming Florida pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim and Minnesota infielder Jeff Cirillo off waivers, and in the process stunning some industry onlookers. — Both players, plus their remaining salaries totaling …
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Bob Baum / Associated Press:
Diamondbacks scour waiver wire for help — PHOENIX (AP) — The NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks made no move before the trade deadline, but they are making the most of the waiver wire. — The Diamondbacks added three veterans over the past two days to bolster depth heading in to an anticipated pennant run.
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Theriot keys 6-run inning as Cubs win — CHICAGO (AP) — Ted Lilly certainly doesn't mind pitching in front of big crowds at Wrigley Field in the middle of a playoff chase. — Ryan Theriot legged out an RBI-infield single with two outs that started a six-run third inning …
Carroll Rogers / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Aybar heading to minors after rehab stint — Infielder Willy Aybar has rejoined the Braves' minor-league system after "successfully completing a rehabilitation program for substance abuse," the Braves announced Saturday. Aybar hasn't played a game all year after opening the season …
Gwendolyn Driscoll / Orange County Register:
Rat infestation at Angel Stadium — Orange County health documents show rodent infestation is 13 times that of Petco Park and Dodger Stadium combined. — ANAHEIM - Discarded peanut shells, the remnants of hot dog buns, sticky ice cream wrappers and nachos coated with tangerine-colored cheese carpet …
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Scott Merkin / MLB.com:
Notes: Buehrle says he won't win 300 — Lefty doesn't think he will play long enough to reach milestone — DETROIT — Mark Buehrle won't win 300 games during the course of his stellar career. And it's not that the southpaw lacks a realistic chance to hit such an incredible mound milestone.
Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Hudson helps Braves end another skid — ATLANTA (AP) — Tim Hudson is a big reason the Atlanta Braves are hanging near the lead in the NL East. He keeps stopping Braves losing streaks. — Hudson stopped another losing skid, pitching seven scoreless innings and hitting a two-run single …
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La Russa to bat RHP Pineiro to 8th — Adam Kennedy, the Cardinals' second baseman, batted ninth. — "I've been thinking about it for a while. Our offense has been very erratic," La Russa said. "We're just not getting enough guys on base. (What) we're trying to do is get a legitimate position player in the lineup."
Bill Ladson / MLB.com:
Notes: Logan gets center field job — Outfielder's hot bat gives him edge over Langerhans — WASHINGTON — It appears that the Nook Logan/Ryan Langerhans platoon is over — at least for now. Manager Manny Acta, going with the hot hand, has decided that Logan will be the everyday center fielder.
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Dejan Kovacevic / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Snell rocked early in Pirates' latest meltdown — Another Colborn dugout incident, poor defense mar 13-4 loss to Reds — It was two weeks ago in New York that Ian Snell declared, "I'm starting to break." — It would appear, particularly after the Pirates' 13-4 thumping by the Cincinnati Reds …
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