Mel Ott and Willie Mays shined in the battle of Hall-of-fame lineups. Mays scored in the first inning of both games, posting the Giants to early leads. Ott homered in both games - breaking open a tight game 1. and closing the door to any comeback from the Bronx Bombers in the final game of the series.
The Z card did strike the Giants again, this time punishing their bull-pen. Starting Pitcher Johnny Antonelli, was cruising through 4, when a close play at first on a slow roller from Mickey Mantle cause quite a rhubarb. After Mantle was called safe, Antonelli, along with first-baseman Willie McCovey and catcher Buster Posey were all tossed for arguing with the umpire. Mantle reached base safely each time in the game, but the Yankees were unable to get him home and the Giants cruised to a 6-1 win
This lead to early than expected bullpen use, and with the Yankees knocking Tim Lincecum out of the second game in the 4th, the Giants bullpen is pretty empty for their next outing. Stu Miller closed out a 7 pitcher performance in the second game for the 7-5 win.
With Johnny Mize still recovering from his injury - the Giants will likely look for some bull-pen help from their alternate site.
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIANTS | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | - |
| WHITE SOX | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 0.5 |
| CUBS | 0 | 0 | NA | 1 |
| TIGERS | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 1.5 |
| YANKEES | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 2 |
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