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  Friday, Apr. 7 7:40pm ET
Mulholland can't keep Giants in park
 
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Barry Bonds hit a two-run homer, one of three home runs off Terry Mulholland, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 Friday night.

Bonds, who also hit a home run in a 5-4 loss at Florida on Thursday, connected off Mulholland (0-1) in the first inning after a one-out single by Bill Mueller. Bonds has seven homers in 49 career at-bats against the left-hander.

San Francisco's Bobby Estalella hit a solo homer in the second, and Jeff Kent hit another bases-empty shot in the fourth.

The Giants added a run in the fourth on a bases-loaded passed ball by Javy Lopez with two outs. Russ Davis had singled and moved to third on singles by Rich Aurilla and Mark Gardner (1-0).

Gardner (1-0) allowed two runs and 10 hits in seven innings, leaving after Lopez's eighth-inning homer, his first since last June 20, before season-ending knee surgery.

Mulholland, moved up in the rotation because of John Smoltz's season-ending elbow injury, lasted only 3 2/3 innings and allowed five runs -- four earned -- and seven hits.

Kent had a sacrifice fly off John Burkett in the fifth.

Game notes
Atlanta OF Brian Jordan missed his third consecutive game because of a strained right rib cage muscle. ... Braves reliever Rudy Seanez, placed on the 15-day DL Sunday (retroactive to March 23) because of a strained muscle in his right side, has had a setback and won't throw for about a week. The right-hander said he expects to be available to pitch in about two weeks. ... LHP John Rocker has returned to the Braves' spring training complex in Kissimmee, where he will work out until his two-week suspension ends. He's eligible to return to the active roster on April 17. ... With the first seven games scheduled on the road, the Giants won't open Pacific Bell Park until Tuesday, when they play the Los Angeles Dodgers.
 


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