Marlins hitting coach Barry Bonds ejected in game vs. Giants

— -- MIAMI -- Barry Bonds missed the final three innings of Wednesday's game thanks to his first ejection as a hitting coach.

He didn't miss any runs, though. Bonds' Miami Marlins mustered only five hits and lost to the San Francisco Giants 1-0.

Frustration by Miami peaked in the sixth inning, when Bonds was ejected for arguing after pinch hitter Chris Johnson was called out on strikes with two on to end the threat.

"He didn't think it was a strike," Johnson said. "And I didn't think it was a strike."

Bonds was in the dugout when plate umpire Cory Blaser gave him the thumb. Bonds then came onto the field to briefly argue further before being pulled away by manager Don Mattingly.

Johnson also argued.

"Obviously Chris thinks it's outside," Mattingly said. "You can't tell in or out from the dugout; you're going off the players."

Bonds knows his strike zone -- he's the career major league leader in walks (2,558) as well as home runs. And replays showed he and Johnson had a legitimate complaint.

"That's baseball," Johnson said. "Human error is part of the game."

The ejection was the first for Bonds since he returned to the majors this year with Miami.