Phillies Lose No. 10,000; Bonds in Slump

Fans hold up signs as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-2, in a baseball game in Philadelphia on Sunday, July 15, 2007. The Phillies lost their 10,000th game in franchise history.(AP Photo/George Widman) (George Widman - AP)

-- While the Philadelphia Phillies brushed off their 10,000th loss, Barry Bonds was steamed about his slump. Albert Pujols hit two of St. Louis' six homers and the visiting Cardinals handed Philadelphia loss No. 10,000 with a 10-2 rout Sunday night.

Futility has followed the Phillies since the day they started playing in 1883, and this one was no different for the losingest team in sports history. Bad starting pitching, brutal relief and hardly any hitting. And, of course, lots of booing.

"I don't know too much about 10,000 losses," manager Charlie Manuel said. "I try and concentrate on the wins."

Bonds is concentrating on the funk he's in at the plate. The slugger had a second consecutive 0-for-5 performance to extend his hitless stretch to a season-worst 20 at-bats, and the Los Angeles Dodgers won their 11th straight in San Francisco by beating the rival Giants 5-3.

After the game, Bonds flipped a laundry cart to the ground and stalked away from reporters. Calling himself an "embarrassment" and mired in one of the worst slumps of his career, it was his hardest hit of the day.

"It's an embarrassment for me to be wearing this (expletive deleted) uniform 'cause of the way I'm playing. There, that's it. Now go away," Bonds said at his locker.

Then he overturned the cart as he walked through the clubhouse, a rare public display of emotion with his chase of Hank Aaron's home run record at a standstill. He's been stuck on 751 homers since July 3, four from tying the Hammer.

In other games, it was: Atlanta 5, Pittsburgh 1; New York 5, Cincinnati 2; Milwaukee 4, Colorado 3; Chicago 7, Houston 6; San Diego 4, Arizona 0; and Florida 5, Washington 3.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy suggested his star player might be too "pull conscious."

When asked about that, Bonds said, "That's not it."

It's his longest stretch without a hit since 2001. Does he need a day off?

"That's not it, either," he said.