Bonds Sets Walks Record in Victory

Barry Bonds was intentionally walked three times to set the single-season major-league record in the San Francisco Giants’ 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday night in San Francisco.

The three intentional walks gave Bonds 71 before the All-Star break, topping his own record established in 2002 when he was walked 68 times over the entire season. Willie McCovey held the record with 45 in 1969 before Bonds.

Bonds, who has walked 131 times this season, has more intentional walks than any team in the major leagues. The St. Louis Cardinals are next with 40.

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Colorado 6, San Diego 2 -- Aaron Cook took a shutout into the seventh inning and Jeromy Burnitz and Todd Greene each hit solo homers at San Diego, helping the Rockies hand the Padres their fourth loss in a row.

Cook (4-3) yielded one run, eight hits and walked three. He pitched out of trouble all day, leaving 10 baserunners stranded in six-plus innings.

Left fielder Matt Holliday helped Cook in the sixth inning when he made a running catch over his head on Sean Burroughs’ fly ball with two out and runners at second and third.

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Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 0 -- Mike Hampton pitched eight shutout innings and rookie Charles Thomas homered twice, leading the Braves at Philadelphia. Hampton (4-8) yielded five hits, struck out five and walked two. It was the first time the Phillies have been shut out in 47 games at Citizens Bank Park.

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Milwaukee 5, Cincinnati 0 -- Ben Sheets (9-5) yielded five hits -- all singles -- in eight innings at Milwaukee to lead the Brewers over the Reds, who lost Ken Griffey Jr. to a strained right hamstring. Griffey was injured while running down a drive in the fourth inning. The Reds said the All-Star center fielder would return to Cincinnati to have an MRI today.

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Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 0 -- Closer Rocky Biddle pitched five scoreless innings in a rare start at San Juan, Puerto Rico. Biddle (1-4), making his first start since September 25, 2002, with the Chicago White Sox, gave up two hits, walked one and did not allow a runner past first base.

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Florida 5, New York 2 -- Mike Lowell hit a two-run homer and Ben Howard pitched out of a seventh-inning jam at Miami to help the Marlins win for only the third time in 10 games.