The 1st-place Giants top the Padres, 8 – 5 when Stan Javier snaps a 9th-inning tie with a 2-run triple. In the 4th, Barry Bonds legs out an inside-the-park homer when his fly ball in the sun bounces off Greg Vaughn’s knee.

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On September 21, 1997 — The 1st-place Giants top the Padres, 8 – 5 when Stan Javier snaps a 9th-inning tie with a 2-run triple. In the 4th, Barry Bonds legs out an inside-the-park homer when his fly ball in the sun bounces off Greg Vaughn’s knee.

 

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