My overriding memory of Barry Bonds’ home run chase in 2001 and all subsequent home runs was that the Giants lost virtually every game in which he homered. That was, indeed, the case on the night he hit his 600th career home run, with the Giants losing to the Pirates 4-3. Jason Schmidt struck out 7 of his former teammates in 7 innings, but walked 3 and allowed all 4 earned runs, and the Giants couldn’t do much against Kip Wells for 7.1 innings.
But we’ll always have this:
Bonds became just the 4th player at the time to reach 600 (behind Ruth, Mays, and Aaron) and was the fastest to go from 500 to 600 — he hit #500 against Chan Ho Park in April 2001:
Basically, right after AT&T Park — nee Pacific Bell Park — it became Accomplishment Season.