Bonds? return scheduled for next week?s road trip
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?He wanted to play today but the trainers don?t feel he should play,? manager Felipe Alou said Saturday before the Giants faced Pittsburgh. ?They don?t believe he should take a chance, not today, not tomorrow.?
Bonds has played just once since hitting home run No. 716 last Monday against Florida and was a late scratch from the lineup because of cold weather Friday. An in-game evaluation of Bonds, coupled with the team having an off day Monday, persuaded the Giants? medical staff decided to extend Bonds? time off until the team plays at Arizona on Tuesday.
?With three more days that (injury) should heal completely,? Alou said. ?The pinch-hit thing is questionable today, maybe tomorrow.?
Bonds brushed aside questions about his health before Saturday?s game.
?I feel good,? Bonds said while making his way through the clubhouse. ?I?m breathing. Don?t you feel good??
While Bonds did not play, San Francisco second baseman Ray Durham returned to the lineup after being held out Friday with a stiff neck.
?He?s better,? Alou said. ?He?s not well, but he?s better.?