Jints take 3 of 4 from LA

GAME 1
Candlestick Park
Koufax vs Marichal
SFG 5, LAD 4 (10 inn)

Koufax faltered and blew a 2 run lead as the Jints rallied to beat the Dodgers in extra innings.  The Say Hey Kid (3-4) and Chuck Hiller (3-5) were responsible for 2/3 of the Jints hits.  Frank Linzy picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings of relief.  Both HOF starters got roughed up a bit to open the season.

GAME 2
Drysdale vs Perry
LAD 3, SFG 2

For the second day in a row fans were treated to a pitching matchup between HOF'er.  This time both were up for the task with Big D outpacing the man who "loads em up".  Drysdale went 7 1/3 and gave up 2, while fanning 7.  Norm Larker, getting a surprise start went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's courtesy of a double and a homer.

GAME 3
Dodger Stadium
O'Dell vs Singer
SFG 9, LAD 1

The throwing machine (Bill Singer) was lit up early and often by the Bay Area Bombers.  Bobby Bonds (2-5) knocked in 5 runs.  San Fran banged out 9 runs on 12 hits with Willie Mays being the only one in the lineup not getting one.  Billy O'Dell gave up just one run while going the distance.

GAME 4
McCormick vs Osteen
SFG 10, LAD 5 (13 inn)

Don't let the 5 run bulge in the score fool you, this was a see saw battle that took 13 innings to decide.  Lost in the shuffle was Ron Perranoski's 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.  This is because his replacement Howie Reed got lit up for 5 runs in the 13th to hand the game to San Fran.  Jim Ray Hart (3-5) knocked in 4.  Stretch McCovey's 3 run shot put the game out of reach.  Cepeda's PH HR in the 8th tied the score and sent the game to OT.