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Friday, Jun. 16 10:35pm ET
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Barry Bonds hit his major league-leading 26th home run, leading Shawn Estes and the San Francisco Giants over the Houston Astros 7-4 Friday night. Bonds had three hits, scored three runs and drove in two. He came to the plate in the eighth inning needing a single to hit for the cycle, but flied out. The crowd gave him a standing ovation when he returned to the dugout. Rich Aurilia also homered for the Giants, who won their fourth straight and went a game over .500 for the first time since May 14. Estes (6-3) allowed one run and five hits in seven innings. He improved his home ERA to 1.61 in six starts. The Astros scored twice in the ninth. Robb Nen relieved after Craig Biggio's RBI double and got the last out for his ninth save. Scott Elarton (4-3) allowed six runs on eight hits and four walks in four 1-3 innings. He's 1-3 with a 9.36 ERA in six starts on the road. Moises Alou homered and drove in two runs for Houston. Jeff Bagwell and Julio Lugo each had two hits for the Astros, who matched their season high with four errors. The Giants took advantage of two errors to score two runs in the first. Marvin Benard walked, stole second and went to third on Mitch Meluskey's throwing error. One out later, Bonds doubled off the right field wall. Ellis Burks had an infield single, and Bonds scored when Lugo's throw got by Bagwell at first. Bonds hit a 2-2 offering from Elarton into the last row of the right field bleachers with one out in the third. Aurilia homered on the first pitch he saw to lead off the fourth. The Giants added a pair of runs in the fifth. Burks scored from second on Lugo's second throwing error of the game at shortstop. Bobby Estalella doubled home Aurilia with the other run. Bonds tripled with one out in the sixth and scored when Jeff Kent singled. It was Kent's NL-leading 63rd RBI. Game notesAstros 3B Chris Truby made his major league debut. He tripled in the ninth for his first hit and scored on a groundout. Truby was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans to take Ken Caminiti's place on the roster. Caminiti was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a ruptured tendon sheath in his right wrist. He'll undergo surgery on Monday at Houston's Methodist Hospital. He's expected to miss 8-12 weeks. ... Dusty Baker celebrated his 51st birthday with a day off Thursday, the first time he's had his birthday off since taking over as Giants manager in 1993. The Giants are 1-6 on his birthday. ... Elarton has now allowed six home runs in 25 innings pitched away from Enron Field. ... Biggio doubled in his 6,630th career at-bat for the Astros, moving him one past Jose Cruz for the team record. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Houston Clubhouse San Francisco Clubhouse RECAPS Boston 7 Toronto 4
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