Bonds bombing; Hampton bumming
It seems Mike Hampton’s struggles are far from over. Barry Bonds, however, is already on a tear.
Bonds hit his fifth home run of spring training, and a split squad of San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, Wednesday. The only five-time MVP in baseball history, Bonds is 8-for-20 (.400) this spring with nine RBIs.
“He’s a freak of nature,” Brewers slugger Richie Sexson said.
Hampton gave up a grand slam to former teammate Craig Biggio in the second inning of the Atlanta Braves’ 9-8 victory over the Houston Astros.
The left-hander allowed six runs in the second inning alone.
In other games:
Red Sox 6, Orioles 3
At Fort Myers, Fla., Tim Wakefield pitched three scoreless innings.
Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3
At Lakeland, Fla., Jeremy Bonderman made his third impressive outing.
Padres 6, Cubs 6
At Mesa, Ariz., Mark Loretta went 4-for-4.
Cardinals 7, Marlins 2
At Jupiter, Fla., Cal Eldred worked four scoreless innings for St. Louis.
Indians 3, Twins 1
At Winter Haven, Fla., Jake Westbrook allowed one run and three hits in five innings.
Dodgers (ss) 5, Mets (ss) 1
At Vero Beach, Fla., Darren Dreifort pitched shutout ball for 41/3 innings for Los Angeles.
Pirates (ss) 11, D-Rays (ss) 2
At Bradenton, Fla., Jeff D’Amico gave up one run and five hits in four innings for Pittsburgh.
Pirates (ss) 3, D-Rays (ss) 3
At St. Petersburg, Fla., Pittsburgh pitcher Dennys Reyes was hit in the head by a line drive and taken to a hospital.
Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 3
At Tucson, Ariz., Luis Terrero hit a two-run shot.
White Sox 6, Athletics 6
At Phoenix, Scott Hatteberg hit a three-run homer.
Mariners (ss) 7, Giants (ss) 5
At Peoria, Ariz., John Olerud homered and drove in three runs, and Randy Winn added a solo shot for Seattle.