Phoenix ? Barry Bonds had a feeling Mike Koplove would pitch to him.

“I could see it in his face,” Bonds said. “Like, ‘I’m tired of this, too. You might miss it.'”

Bonds certainly didn’t, hitting a 460-foot shot off the bottom of the center-field scoreboard for his 699th home run. The ninth-inning drive Sunday helped the San Francisco Giants regain the NL wild-card lead with a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Bonds walked his first two times up, increasing his record total to 203, then took a called third strike and grounded out to overshifted second baseman Scott Hairston in short right field.

With the count 3-1, Bonds finally got a pitch he liked and connected for his 41st homer of the season.

“If you don’t start your car eventually, the battery goes dead,” Bonds said. “I’m sitting over there just rooting for everybody and, hopefully, we’re staying in this thing, but my car’s got to start, too, once in a while.”

Bonds motioned to the sky in his usual salute to his late father as he crossed home plate but did not acknowledge the crowd. Fans booed loudly Saturday night, when Bonds was walked three times.

“People living in a capitalistic country like this, they want their money’s worth,” Giants manager Felipe Alou said. “I believe they came to see that guy swing a bat.”

Bonds is third on the career list behind Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). After an off-day today, the Giants play at Milwaukee on Tuesday.

Koplove, the 414th pitcher to allow a home run to Bonds, didn’t want to work around him.

“It’s always fun to go out there and try to get him out,” Koplove said.

“I’m not the first guy. It’s a long list.”

Barry Bonds follows the flight of his 699th career home run, which he clubbed off Arizona's Mike Koplove. The Giants won, 5-2, Sunday in Phoenix.

San Francisco (79-65) won for the sixth time in eight games and moved one game ahead of the Chicago Cubs (76-64), who lost to Florida 11-1.

Jason Schmidt (16-6) pitched a four-hitter, struck out nine and walked two.

Marlins 11, Cubs 1

Chicago — Juan Pierre had three of Florida’s 15 hits, and A.J. Burnett (7-6) allowed one run and six hits in eight innings as the Marlins gained a four-game split and remained 21/2 games behind the Giants.

Padres 15, Rockies 2

Denver — Brian Giles hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth off Steve Reed (3-6), then capped a 12-run ninth with a three-run homer against Chris Giselle. San Diego had 18 hits and won for just the fourth time in 12 games.

Phillies 4, Mets 2

New York — Vicente Padilla (6-7) allowed four hits in 62/3 shutout innings as Philadelphia won its sixth straight and completed its second three-game sweep of the Mets in 10 days. Tim Worrell pitched the ninth for his 19th save as the Phillies remained 41/2 games off the wild-card lead. Tom Glavine (9-13) lost for the 10th time in 12 decisions.

Cardinals 7, Dodgers 6

Los Angeles — Larry Walker went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs, ending the Dodgers’ five-game winning streak. The Cardinals went 2-4 on their first losing road trip of the season. Chris Carpenter (15-5) allowed six runs — five earned — and eight hits in five innings, and Jason Isringhausen recorded four outs for his 41st save.

Braves 9, Expos 8

Atlanta — Andruw Jones hit an RBI double in the 12th off Luis Ayala (5-10) after an error by shortstop Alex Gonzalez. John Smoltz, who failed to convert a save for the fourth time in 41 chances, had an 8-5 lead, but gave up run-scoring singles in the ninth to Endy Chavez, Terrmel Sledge and Juan Rivera.

Brewers 11, Reds 0

Cincinnati — Russell Branyan homered in his first two at-bats, and Brady Clark hit a three-run homer as former Reds delivered against their old team. Ben Sheets (11-11) struck out 11 in seven innings — his eighth double-digit game this season — and allowed three hits and no walks.

Astros 5, Pirates 4

Houston — Jason Lane’s pinch-hit double drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and Houston, held hitless by Dave Williams for six innings, rallied. Eric Bruntlett doubled to start the 10th against Pirates closer Jose Mesa (5-2) and scored on Lane’s one-out double, his ninth pinch-hit of the season.

Saturday’s late game

Dodgers 6, Cardinals 5

Los Angeles — Cesar Izturis hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning, and Steve Finley homered for the fourth time in three games for the Dodgers.