MLB Photos Of The Week

SI Staff | May 30, 2006

MLB Photos Of The Week /

MLB Photos Of The Week

Barry Bonds slipped past the Babe, crushing No. 715 (hint: look for the ball above the clock) off of Colorado's Byung-Hyun Kim in the fourth inning of Sunday's game at AT&T Park.

Giants fans put aside the controversy to celebrate Bonds remarkable achievement. The 41-year-old slugger remains 40 homers shy of Hank Aaron's 755.

Dallas McPherson steamrolled catcher Gerald Laird and slid safely into home plate capping off an 8-5 victory over the Rangers. It was the first series the Angels have won since April.

In his debut for the Mets, newly acquired pitcher Orlando Hernandez surrendered three runs on five hits this past Sunday to beat the Marlins.

Willie Harris, starting in place of the injured Wily Mo Pena, flashed some leather in center field to help Curt Schilling become the 104th member of the 200-win club. The 39-year-old Schilling tallied his eighth victory of the season as the Red Sox swept the four-game series against the Devil Rays.

First baseman Ryan Howard slid under the tag of Chad Moeller and the Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series against the Brewers. Howard hit a league-leading 12 homeruns and 32 RBI's in May alone.

Ivan Rodriguez and the Tigers had very little to smile about Sunday following a 9-0 drubbing at home to the Indians. Jason Johnson pitched six shutout innings and Jason Michaels hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to cap off the route.

Third baseman Willy Aybar and the Dodgers have won nine of their past 11 games. Nomar Garciaparra drove in the winning run with an eighth-inning single on Saturday to lift the Dogers past the Nationals 3-1 at RKF Stadium.

Left fielder Jason Bay has homered in six straight games for the Pirates. Last Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Bay hit two solo shots as Pittsburgh lost to Arizona, 7-3, at Chase Field.

Phillies center fielder Shane Victorino dropped this deep fly ball but he later redeemed himself by scoring the go-ahead run in the seventh inning against the Mets last Thursday at Shea Stadium.

On Saturday, the Tigers won their eighth straight game, defeating the Indians 3-1 at Comerica Park. With a record of 35-14, the Tigers are only eight wins away from their 2003 season total.

Published May 30, 2006

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