Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez Reach Milestones

In the 2nd inning versus the San Diego Padres Barry Bonds tied Hank Aaron's all-time home run record with a blast to left field of pitcher Clay Hensley. His homer was his 72nd after age 40, tying Carlton Fisk for the most all-time. He has 21 homers this season, putting him five shy of last season. It took Bonds six games between his 754th and 755th home run while it took him five games to go from 714 to 715. Bonds said in his postgame news conference that he won't play in Sunday's series finale in San Diego. He's said he's opting to celebrate his historic home run with his family.

Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player in MLB history to hit 500 career homers, as the Yankees blasted the Royals 16-8. Rodriguez joins Babe Ruth and Mickey Mantle as the third player to hit No. 500 with the Bronx Bombers. A-Rod is the fifth active player with 500 career homers, joining Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr. and Thomas. This marks just the second time in MLB history there are five active players with atleast 500 home runs. Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Harmon Killebrew and Ernie Banks did it in 1971.