Barry Bonds stole a base and scored the go-ahead run last night for the Giants.

Before the A's comeback, the talk was about Bonds' legs, not his bat. At 41 and running on two ravaged knees, he might be the last person in baseball you'd expect to steal a base. If you've seen him in person or watched highlights showing him hobbling around the bases on home runs, you'd hardly believe what transpired in the eighth inning Friday night.

He actually stole second base off A's reliever Chad Gaudin, then scored on Pedro Feliz's broken bat single to center. Thing is, Bonds ran reasonably well on both instances, helping his team take a 3-2 lead.

It was Bonds' first steal since Aug. 16, 2004 -- his 507th overall. Bonds began the rally in his customary fashion, with a walk.

I just watched the late BBTN but they didn't have the highlight. Did anyone see it? It's amazing what medical science can do in rebuilding the body.

Unfortunately for the Giants, they have Armando Benitez and poor outfield positioning:

After Antonio Perez struck out looking to begin the ninth, Jason Kendall and Bobby Kielty hit back-to-back singles. Kendall scored on Mark Kotsay's sacrifice fly to center. The Giants, surprisingly, left a huge gap for Nick Swisher in right-center field, and that's where he ripped a Benitez pitch for a triple, scoring the winning run.

Closer Huston Street, unlike his counterpart, had no trouble putting away the Giants.

Update: Bonds was actually picked off on the steal. Bonds got a good jump, but Gaudin threw to first, and Johnson threw high and wide to second, allowing Barry to reach the base. I'm guessing it was a hit and run that went bad. Barry wasn't exactly speeding to second.