ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Giants are seeking to join the 1979 Pirates as the only team to win the World Series without having a 15-game winner.

Russ Ortiz and Kirk Rueter tied for the team lead in wins with 14, qualifying them as co-aces. Except it was Jason Schmidt who started Game 1 of the World Series and Livan Hernandez who is slated to go in Game 3 and a possible Game 7.

In fact, it is that luxury that has helped make Dusty Baker's decision-making a little easier in the postseason. He hasn't had to start any pitcher on three-days' rest and is comfortable using any of them in any order.

Ortiz, who will start tonight's Game 2, started Games 1 and 5 against the Braves in the Division Series and won both games. Rueter started the NLCS opener against the Cardinals.

Ortiz struggled in his last postseason start, giving up five hits, three walks and four runs in 4 2/3 innings against St. Louis in the NLCS. He's faced the Angels three times in interleague play in his career, including eight scoreless innings in June of 2001. Ortiz said facing a team he hasn't pitched against much isn't a big concern.

"The biggest difference is just because we haven't seen them at all this year," Ortiz said. "When I look at video and reports, I just try to take in as much information as possible and just go about it like I would at the beginning of the season."

Ortiz has allowed just 16 hits in 22 1/3 postseason innings, but he's also walked 15 batters. Expect the Angels to be a little more patient than they were in the opener against Schmidt.

'Say-Hey' appears on the scene
One of the game's greatest players had a little trouble getting into the World Series on Sunday. A security guard stopped the player from entering the stadium because he wasn't wearing an ID badge, but when the officer got a closer look, she realized her mistake and escorted Willie Mays inside.

And when Mays finally reached the Giants' clubhouse, Barry Bonds said the only thing that was appropriate to the Hall-of-Famer who is also his godfather. "Say-Hey, man. Let's go.''

Mays played in four World Series, but said he might be more excited about seeing Bonds play in his first.

"I don't ever get too excited about baseball,'' Mays said. "I think I'm more excited for him, because what else can they say about him? They say he's the greatest ballplayer ever. That's OK. I'm still No. 2.''

This is Bonds' first World Series after 17 years in the majors and he homered in his first at-bat Saturday. "When I saw it,'' Mays said, "I thought that was a load off his back.''

Mays said he thinks Bonds has handled his fame and the attention very well.

"The attention he gets is much greater because of TV and more media,'' he said. "He pretends he doesn't like it, but I think he likes it. He's very aware of what's going on.''

Dunston takes over for Shinjo
Shawon Dunston takes over as the Giants' designated hitter in place of Tsuyoshi Shinjo.

Dunston hit just .231 this year with one homer and three walks (and 33 strikeouts) in 147 at-bats, making him one of the worst hitters in the majors. He hit .232 vs. right-handers.

Baker has been criticized for keeping Dunston on the postseason roster, but the 39-year-old veteran did deliver a key single in San Francisco's series-winning rally in the ninth inning of Game 5 of the NLCS.

"I went to Shawon because he's had pretty good success against Kevin Appier, 3-for-6 with a home run, plus he's a better low-ball hitter," Baker explained. "Also, Kevin Appier is better against lefties than righties. He throws a lot more splits against lefties."

The Giants had one other minor lineup change from Game 1. Reggie Sanders, who batted sixth in the order in the opener, will bat seventh. J.T. Snow batted seventh in the opener and will hit sixth in Game 2.

Too many backs on track?
With Snow slipping on the first-base warning track while catching Tim Salmon's foul pop, the slick surface came under some criticism before Game 2.

"The track is a little slick if you wear plastic spikes, which I do as well," Angels third baseman Troy Glaus said. "But (players slipping) has happened a couple of times. Brad Fullmer slipped over there, Ersty (Darin Erstad) slipped over there once, then J.T. last night. If you got metal spikes on, it's not a big deal. For the guys who wear plastics, you just have to be careful when you go over there."

Baker suggested a new track is needed. "Plastic on plastic equals on your butt, like yesterday. I don't mean to spend the Angels' money, but maybe next year they can change it."

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said he hadn't witnessed any problem with the track prior to Game 1.

The sport's leadership will discuss during the offseason whether to replace the rubbery surface that Giants first baseman J.T. Snow slipped on in Saturday night's World Series opener.

"There's some issues that we're going to examine at the GM meetings, and that's one of them,'' Bob Watson, baseball's vice president of on-field operations, told The Associated Press on Sunday. "What happened last night is probably the best publicity.''

Tony Bernazard, special assistant to players' association head Donald Fehr, said the union also would discuss whether the surface needs to be replaced.

As Watson watched players from the Angels and Giants talk by the batting cage, he also said baseball would look to toughen rules that say players on different teams shouldn't fraternize on the field before games.

"The problem is enforcement,'' he said. "We have a staff of three, and there's 15 games a night. There's got to be a way to get it done.''

Good news vs. bad news
The Angels made just two major offseason moves heading into 2002, trading Mo Vaughn for Appier and signing free agent Aaron Sele to a three-year contract.

Appier paid dividends by going 14-12 with a 3.92 ERA. Sele did not as he went 8-9 with a 4.89 ERA before hurting his shoulder. He came back and started the final game of the season, but was left off the postseason roster. He underwent surgery Friday to repair a partially torn muscle and labrum in his rotator cuff. He is expected to be ready for spring training.

Rested or rusty?
Since the Angels had five days off after clinching the American League pennant, and neither Francisco Rodriguez nor Troy Percival pitched in the opener, that means the two ace relievers haven't pitched in six days.

Scioscia says he'd like to pitch both of them tonight.

"Yeah, I'd like to get them into the game because it probably means we'll have a lead in the seventh or eighth. We're going to try to definitely get Percy in there to keep him sharp, and if we can get Francisco in there, we'll use him."

David Schoenfield is the baseball editor at ESPN.com. ESPN.com's Jim Caple and the Associated Press contributed to this report.