Astros keep Bonds in check but fall to Giants.(Wire Sports)(San Francisco's slugger says the home run chase has made him impatient at the plate)

The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | May 16, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Janie McCauley The Register-Guard

HOUSTON - Barry Bonds said any kind of hit would do.

Then the San Francisco slugger made good on that statement, lining an RBI double to right in the third inning of the Giants' 10-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night for his first hit in six games.

Yet Bonds' streak without a home run reached seven games and he remained stuck at 713 in the tiny section of Texas listing 713 as its area code. He remained one homer shy of tying Babe Ruth for second place on the career list.

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