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PHOENIX (AP) – Barry Bonds hit his 742nd home run Saturday night, moving within 13 of Hank Aaron’s career record.

With a runner at second and two outs, Bonds hit a 1-1 pitch from Arizona’s Edgar Gonzalez 428 feet into the concourse in right-center field to make the score 2-0 in the first inning. It was Bonds’ eighth home run of the season – in 56 at-bats – and his third career shot off Gonzalez.

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