Penny retired 18 of the 20 batters he faced, including the first nine in a row. He struck out four and walked none.

“Penny was outstanding,” Dodgers manager Grady Little said. “Had he not gotten hit on the arm, I think you would’ve seen both of them go very deep into that game and not a whole lot of offense.”

The game began after a 1-hour, 57-minute rain delay that didn’t deter Los Angeles fans famous for leaving early. They lustily booed Bonds when the Giants’ starting lineup was announced and again when he took left field for the first time.

Extra security guards were stationed in left and right fields between innings, the result of the Dodgers and major league baseball combining to tighten security around Bonds during the three-game series.

A federal grand jury is investigating whether Bonds committed perjury when he testified in 2003 that he never used steroids, a person with knowledge of the probe has told The Associated Press.

Bonds said he had no reaction to the grand jury investigation. “I will never comment because I choose not to,” he said.

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“We just won a game. You got anything else to talk about?” he retorted. “Does anybody want to talk about baseball?”

Fans stayed on Bonds’ case, chanting “steroids” while he stood in the outfield in the bottom of the first. In between batters, he glanced over his left shoulder at the seats behind him.

In the bottom of the fifth, a small, unidentifiable object was tossed from the left field seats in Bonds’ direction, but it didn’t come near him. A worker ran onto the field and picked it up without a delay.

Bonds flied to left in his first two at-bats and walked in the seventh, tying Met Ott’s franchise record of 1,708. He was intentionally walked in the ninth before being replaced by a pinch-runner.

He has yet to homer this season, remaining stuck at 708 — seven away from passing Babe Ruth’s 714 for second on the career list.

Bonds ran hard into left center to rob J.D. Drew of a base hit in the sixth.

Notes: CF Kenny Lofton, who came off the 15-day DL Friday, was removed from the starting lineup because of wet field conditions. He pinch-hit in the seventh, hitting into an inning-ending double play. ... Kent’s 332nd career homer tied him with Bobby Bonds (Barry’s late father) and Jim Edmonds for 81st on the all-time list. ... The Dodgers rewarded fans’ patience with the bad weather by offering them free tickets to either the May 23 or 24 games against Colorado.

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