PHILADELPHIA — Barry Bonds closed in on the Babe with a Ruthian clout.

Now the San Francisco slugger is headed home with history on deck.

Bonds hit his 713th homer last night, moving within one of tying Babe Ruth for second place on baseball's career list.

"It's overwhelming," Bonds said. "It's a little bit larger than a single-season home run record. It's big. It's really, really big."

The San Francisco slugger hit a mammoth shot in the sixth inning off Jon Lieber, sending a 2-1 sinker off the facade of the right-field upper deck during the Giants' 9-5 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies.

"They tell me that's the way the Babe used to hit them," Giants manager Felipe Alou said.

Bonds' fifth homer of the season was estimated at 450 feet, one of the longest ever at Philadelphia's hitter-friendly park.

He needs 42 to tie Hank Aaron for the major league record.

"He about tore that golden arches (McDonald's) sign down," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "I'm glad he's leaving town. He's starting to get hot now. It was just a matter of time, you can see he's getting his swing down. He'll hit a few more."

Lieber (2-4) allowed four runs in seven innings. Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer off Matt Morris (2-3) and drove in three runs for the Phillies.