The Giants defeat the Dodgers, 12 – 0, as Barry Bonds hits a pair of home runs for the second day in a row. He becomes only the second player in major league history to begin a season with a pair of two-homer games. Eddie Mathews was the other.

On April 3, 2002 — The Giants defeat the Dodgers, 12 – 0, as Barry Bonds hits a pair of home runs for the second day in a row. He becomes only the second player in major league history to begin a season with a pair of two-homer games. Eddie Mathews was the other.

 

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