So this is it. Win or go home from both teams. The Giants have already battled back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the Series and given the newly depleted Yankees roster one has to think that the Senior Circuit club, so heavily favored coming into this match, has to be heavily favored today too. Although the Giants have not hit a home run, each of their starting pitchers has gone the distance in this Series. It's like the dead ball era was transported ahead 20 years for seven games.
Giants 3, Yankees 2
Code:
New York Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 4
New York Giants 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 0
HR: NYY N. Behnke (1, 9th Inning off J. Burns, 0 on, 2 outs)
NYG E. Conn (1, 3rd Inning off S. Krug, 1 on, 2 outs)
Yankees IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
S. Krug 8.0 10 2 2 3 3 1 119 73 0.72
L. May L (0-1) 0.1 2 1 0 0 1 0 12 8 0.00
Giants IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Burns W (2-1) 9.0 9 2 2 4 4 1 130 80 1.73
What a way to end the Series! First Erik Conn finally broke the no-homer streak with a 2-run shot in the 3rd. Then Krug and Burns battled it out right into the 9th inning, when Nathan Behnke blasted a homer to tie it up. Krug had been removed for a pinch hitter, so closer Lowell May came out for the 9th.
At that point, Rookie of the Year candidate Earl Race earned a spot as scapegoat of the Series. He booted a hot grounder from Benton Wheeler to lead off the inning. Mason Taylor singled in the hole between first and second, Wheeler advancing to 3rd on the play. Then Erik Conn struck out. At this point it should have been a 2-out situation. Instead, Emory Jefferson hit a soft liner just beyond the reach of Race that scored the winning run and left half of the city of New York happy. 3 balls put into play that inning, each one of them hit in the direction of the Yankees second baseman. Did the Giants know something we don't?