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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I'll bet against him.. what are the stakes??> 
We have 4 pitchers as good as your best and a 5th that has owned the Giants. Plus the second highest scoring lineup in the NL (not including the Rockies, because, well, they play a different game in Denver.) |
I think the Nats should be favoured for sure - I don't like the Giants chances without Pagan and Cain. Still, this team is nails in the playoffs, and have knocked off a lot of teams who looked better on "paper".
If you want to compare scoring, remember the Nats play in a small park, and the Giants in a pitchers park. Later if I time, I'd like to compare the offences on the road (removing the ball park effects).
If you look at away games, the Giants scored 340 runs, and the Nats 324. Nats had 89 HRs and the Giants 79. 329 RBIs for the Giants and 304 for the Nats. .251 avg for SF, and .237 for Nats.
http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=
I'd say the Giants offence is better (but missing Pagan is big).