SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giants finally made themselves at home in their new ballpark.

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"We haven't been able to find good luck here," Bonds said. "Kirk (Rueter) kept us in the game the whole time and gave us something to look forward to."

The Giants were the first team to lose six straight games to start its stay in a newly constructed facility. The expansion New York Mets dropped their first seven games at the old Polo Grounds in 1962.

Bonds ended the Giants' home woes when he hit an 0-1 pitch from Anthony Telford (3-2) into the left-center field seats.

"I was excited because I made contact," Bonds said. "I was stinking out there. (Hitting coach) Gene Clines told me I had to go to left field a little bit. I stood in the outfield after the home run and everybody was getting excited. I told them to calm down, it wasn't over yet."

John Johnstone (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth inning to pick up the win, and Robb Nen got three outs for his fourth save.

Rueter allowed one run and three hits in seven innings for the Giants. He had two walks and four strikeouts.

"Give the credit to Rueter," said Expos starter Javier Vazquez. "He pitched a great game. Our team has been hitting the ball hard all season and he kind of shut us down."

Vazquez matched Rueter, allowing one run and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.

"He gives us a good effort every time," said Montreal manager Felipe Alou, who played in the first major league game ever in San Francisco with the Giants in 1958. "He gave us a shot at winning."

Chris Widger, who drove in five runs Friday night, opened the seventh with a triple and scored on Vladimir Guerrero's groundout. It was Guerrero's club-record 27th RBI in April.

Felipe Crespo's infield single scored Ramon Martinez with the tying run in the seventh.

"We're glad to get the first win out of the way," Rueter said. "We're going to get big hits and that's what Barry did."

Second baseman Jeff Kent made a diving catch to rob Guerrero of a hit with a runner on second and two outs in the fourth.

Game notes
Giants SS Rich Aurilia was given the day off Saturday after spending over 30 minutes in conference with manager Dusty Baker. "We talked about hitting and stuff like that," Aurilia said. "It was more like a chat you'd have with a teammate over a beer. It was nothing bad." Aurilia is batting .208. ... Expos OF Rondell White sat out his second straight game after X-rays revealed a deep bone bruise in his left knee. He was hit by a pitch April 20. ... A scoring change from Friday night gave Giants OF Ellis Burks a hit in the eighth inning and took an error away from Cabrera. ... The Expos have allowed the fewest walks (50) in the majors.