Barry Bonds, Mark Mulder and Mike Mussina nearly look ready for the regular season. Andy Pettitte, however, is just beginning to work the kinks out.

Nine at-bats into spring training, Bonds has shown the San Francisco Giants have nothing to worry about when it comes to his swing.

Now, it’s just a question of whether his surgically repaired right knee is ready for the daily rigors of playing the outfield.

Bonds, in the lineup on consecutive days for the first time this spring, homered for the second day in a row and made a brief appearance in left field during San Francisco’s 10-6 victory Wednesday over the Milwaukee Brewers in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Despite being slowed by his knee and hounded by allegations of steroid use in two upcoming books, Bonds is in midseason form at the plate. He is 7-for-9 with three homers and a double in four games.

“It’s pretty impressive to come in like that and do what he does,” Giants starter Brad Hennessey said.

Bonds played left for the second time this spring, leaving after his homer in the second inning. He struggled with the bright sun on what appeared to be a routine fly and caught the ball while falling to one knee.

Mulder had another strong start for the St. Louis Cardinals in their 2-2 tie with the Florida Marlins at Jupiter, Fla. The left-hander allowed one run and four hits in four innings. He is 3-0 this spring with a 1.69 earned-run average.

At Kissimmee, Fla., Pettitte labored through his first Grapefruit League outing while Mussina racked up eight strikeouts during the Yankees’ 11-1 victory over Houston.

Facing his former New York teammate, Pettitte spent the first two innings tweaking his mechanics and trying to find the proper feel on his two-seam fastball.

“This was his first time out, wasn’t it?” Mussina said. “Looked like his first day.”

Pettitte gave up two runs and five hits in three innings.

At Port St. Lucie, Fla., Pedro Martinez faced hitters for the first time this spring, throwing 61 pitches to two New York Mets minor leaguers and showing no ill effects from a toe problem.

In other spring-training games:

Mets 8, Nationals 5

At Viera, Fla., Washington dropped to 3-13-1 despite a strong start by John Rauch.

Braves 8, Dodgers 5

At Kissimmee, Fla., Rafael Furcal got to face his former team in his first game with Los Angeles. Coming back from offseason knee surgery, the speedy shortstop walked and stole a base.

Indians 4, Blue Jays 3

At Dunedin, Fla., Jake Westbrook’s cutter helped him slice and dice Toronto.

Orioles 3, Red Sox 1

At Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Melvin Mora hit a two-run homer.

Tigers 12, Devil Rays 10

At St. Petersburg, Fla., Tampa Bay rocked Jeremy Bonderman for five earned runs in four innings.

Twins 5, Pirates 3

At Fort Myers, Fla., Shannon Stewart hit a two-run homer, and Rondell White added a solo shot.

Angels 8, Rangers 5

At Tempe, Ariz., John Lackey pitched three scoreless innings for Los Angeles.

Rockies 7, White Sox 6

At Tucson, Ariz., Chicago starter Jose Contreras was scratched because of tightness in his right triceps.