Baltimore now has won 15 in a row, the last 11 games of the regular season.

Three games in a row over Minnesota in the American League Championship, and of course they won yesterday.

But 15 games in a row, they've won 23 of their last 26 games.

And of course, more importantly, they've won the first World Series game. Meanwhile, Cincinnati, in the last 26 games. And of course, more importantly, they won the first World Series game.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati, in the last six games, the Big World Machine has only scored 17 runs.

But today is the second game of the World Series, and as they say, a brand new ball game.

And for the play-by-play, here is Chuck Thompson.

Thank you very much, Jim Simpson.

Good afternoon, everybody.

Don Buford stands in against the right-headed Jim McLaughen,

Buford won for four yesterday.

Switch hitter and a left-hander against the McLaughlin,

whose curveball is low and inside,

and we're underway with game number two.

McLaughlin has an outstanding curveball, a pretty good fastball, and his change sometimes

looks like a fourth ball.

All two is high and inside out of Buford.

Two balls, no strikes to the Oreo left-ealer.

Another of the many Californians in Major League Baseball, John Bucer.

McLaughlin ready to go. His team mapping is a ball free, low and outside.

Buford rammed the hands up the bat, apparently taking all the way.

Three balls, no strikes, the counts of the O'O.O.L. Leadoff hitter, John Bucer.

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