Bonds gets two hits, but no homers

He also was hit by Astros' Russ Springer in the 14-3 Giants win.
HOUSTON (AP) -- Nobody wants to surrender Barry Bonds' next home run, and Astros right-hander Russ Springer wasn't about to wind up on the wrong end of history Tuesday night.
He wound up and plunked the San Francisco slugger instead.
On the way to a Giants 14-3 victory over Houston, Bonds went 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the second straight day. But just when it looked like Bonds may be finding his stroke again, Springer couldn't find the plate.
And Bonds still hasn't found home run No. 714.
Wild confrontation
The wild confrontation began when Bonds led off the fifth inning. Springer's first pitch sailed behind Bonds' back, drawing a warning from plate umpire Joe West.
The next four pitches all came inside, including one that hit Bonds' bat handle on the third delivery for strike one. On the fifth pitch, Springer plunked the Bonds in the right shoulder as he turned to protect himself.
That's when Springer and manager Phil Garner got ejected -- and the Houston crowd of 35,286 gave Springer a standing ovation. The pitcher, who had allowed one homer to Bonds previously, could pay for it with a fine and or suspension.
Bonds was unhurt and trotted down the first-base line and later scored on Jose Vizcaino's RBI single to give the Giants a 12-3 lead.
He also remained stalled at 713 homers for his eighth straight game and one shy of tying Babe Ruth for second place on the career list. He gave way to defensive replacement Jason Ellison in the top of the sixth.
The 41-year-old Bonds had already singled twice and driven in a run in San Francisco's five-run first. He flied out to the warning track in right in the second and to center to end the sixth.
No homers in last 26 at-bats
Bonds has not homered in 26 at-bats since hitting 713 with a 450-foot shot in Philadelphia on May 7, going 4-for-26 during that stretch.
"It's just a matter of when he'll go back," Astros ace Andy Pettitte said. "If I was pitching against him, I wouldn't be that worried or upset if it happened to be me. I would try to pitch to him the way the game dictates. ...
"He's human. I'd have to say, over the course of this year, he's going to rattle off a lot of home runs in a short period of time, unless, obviously, he's banged up."
Or just plain exhausted.
After playing for the eighth straight day, Bonds is scheduled to get his first day off Wednesday since sitting out a makeup game against the Astros on May 8 in San Francisco -- his longest stretch in the starting lineup without a break since playing 10 consecutive days from June 18-27, 2004. He could pinch hit Wednesday night.
The slugger played only 14 games in 2005 -- all in September -- following three operations on his troublesome right knee.
Feliz leading way
Pedro Feliz had a solo home run to start the seventh and added an RBI single for the Giants a day after hitting his fourth career grand slam. Feliz has played every inning so far this season. Omar Vizquel drove in four runs, with a bases-clearing triple and sacrifice fly.
The Giants staked starter Jamey Wright (4-3) to a 5-0 lead in the first with five straight one-out hits against Wandy Rodriguez (5-2) as San Francisco batted around. San Francisco also jumped to a big lead early in its 10-1 victory Monday.
Wright pitched seven strong innings for his second straight win after a three-start losing streak.
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