As you’ve seen, we’ve analyzed the pitching matchups and how the Phillies and Giants compare in the infield.
This slideshow will examine the only part of the teams we haven’t focused on yet: the outfield. Outfield defense is extremely important in the playoffs.
Need an example? Last night in Atlanta, Cody Ross gets a base hit with the bases loaded, and Braves left fielder Matt Diaz threw out Pat Burrell, who was trying to score from second at home plate to keep the damage to just one run instead of two.
The Braves would go on to lose, but with runners on first and second with one out in the ninth inning, they could’ve won the game with an extra-base hit, rather than just tie the game with one. It was almost a huge play.
This slideshow will examine both San Francisco’s and Philadelphia’s outfield offensive production and defense. So far, the teams seem evenly matched in pitching, while the Phillies infield smoked the Giants infield in our last slideshow.
Will the Giants outfield even it up, making this series a complete toss-up?