Giants Pound Arizona

Rich Aurilia hit two home runs and tied his career-high with five runs batted in as the San Francisco Giants routed the Arizona Diamondbacks for the third consecutive game, 11-4, Saturday night.

Barry Bonds went two for three with two walks after hitting three home runs in the first two games of the series. Bonds has matched Mark McGwire’s record home run pace from 1998, hitting 45 in his team’s first 105 games.

Aurilia hit a two-run shot in the fifth inning off Albie Lopez (0-1), who was making his first National League start after being acquired Wednesday from Tampa Bay. Aurilia keyed a six-run sixth with a three-run blast off Greg Swindell.

Aurilia has four homers in the past three games, giving him 20 for the third consecutive season--a franchise record for a shortstop. Alvin Dark is the only other Giant shortstop to hit 20 in a season.

Marvin Benard had five hits, Andres Galarraga had two RBIs and Armando Rios also homered for the Giants.

Lopez held Bonds without a homer by walking him two of the three times he faced him. But Bonds tripled and scored once. Lopez gave up seven runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Russ Ortiz (12-6) won for the fourth time in his last five starts, baffling everyone in Arizona’s lineup except David Dellucci.

Dellucci hit a three-run homer and had four RBIs. Ortiz gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings.