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The U.S.A.'s premier sporting event hits the tube at 4 p.m. this afternoon, and all voices are crying, "Don't bet against the Dodgers."
Backers of Baltimore, which survived Sports Illustrated's curse to mop up the weak American League, point to the Orioles' fantastic hitting as a counter to the Dodgers' pitching.
Left-hander Dave McNally (13-6) will be on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles when the World Series opens Wednesday in Los Angeles. The Dodgers will probably pitch Don Drysdale (13-16), resting ace Sandy Koufax's arm for Thursday's game.
Koufax, who was pitching with only two days' rest, saved the Dodgers from a possible playoff with the San Francisco Giants. If the Dodgers had lost the second game of the doubleheader to the Phillies and the second-place Giants had beaten Cincinnati in a makeup game that was scheduled...
But as it stands, the Giants will be sitting in the stands when the Baltimore Orioles meet the Dodgers in the first game of the World Series on Wednesday.