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Article: Bonds joins Mays at 660 home runs

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds hit his 660th home run exactly as he would have scripted it: at home before a sellout crowd to give the Giants the lead.

The San Francisco slugger tied godfather Willie Mays for third on baseball's career list Monday with a towering three-run shot that splashed into McCovey Cove, sending the Giants to a 7-5 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Bonds connected in the fifth inning on a 3-1 pitch from Matt Kinney (0-1) for his second homer of the season. The estimated 442- foot blast put the Giants ahead, 5-4. It was the 28th time Bonds has homered into the water.

"It was like a weight was just lifted off my shoulders," Bonds said. "I felt a sense of accomplishment in ...

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