Late in the night of April 16, 2004, Barry Bonds dug in against Dodgers closer Eric Gagne with a man on first base. It was the bottom of the ninth, and the Giants trailed 3-0.
The two players were at the height of their powers. In 2003, Gagne won the Cy Young with a 1.20 ERA in one of the most offensive-friendly environments in baseball history. Bonds, of course, would go on to post a 1.421 OPS in the 2004 season, walking in 37.6% of his plate appearances.
Save for an 0-2 curveball pitch, Gagne went to his fastball for each of the seven pitches.