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        Barry Bonds was worn out after his San Francisco Giants beat the Reds 13-9 Tuesday at Cinergy Field. He should have been.

        He did something he had only done once before in his 14-year major-league career: score five runs in a game.

        “I'm tired,” he said. “I had to run all those bases. It almost killed me.”

        It did kill the Reds.

        Bonds' big night helped the Giants end a seven-game losing streak.

        “We should take the ball and put it on our mantle,” he said. “We finally broke the losing streak.”

        Bonds' night amazed his manager, Dusty Baker.

        “I didn't even know he scored five runs,” Baker said.

        That's probably because Bonds did it so quietly. All the damage he did with his bat came in the first inning when he drilled a two-run homer off Ron Villone to right field, for his sixth home run of the year.

        It was Bonds' 29th home run in Cinergy Field/Riverfront Stadium. Only former Philadelphia Phillies great Mike Schmidt has hit as many. The way Bonds hits the Reds, he may pass Schmidt tonight.

        In his career against the Reds, Bonds is 152-for-468 (.325) with 46 home runs and 119 RBI.

        After the two-run homer in the first, the Reds tried to keep Bonds from hurting them by pitching around him. They learned if you don't throw Bonds strikes, he'll settle for walks.

        Bonds ended up walking four times (once intentionally). He didn't know how intentional the other three were.

        “I don't know what their manager is thinking,” Bonds said. “I don't what their strategy is.”

        But he was content to walk.

        “I just look for strikes,” he said.

        The only other time Bonds scored five runs in a game was Aug.4, 1993. “I look at how many runs the team scores, not individually,” he said.

        His five and the other Giants' eight added up to a victory Tuesday.

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