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Pulling Away: A Rumination On Outfield Alignment

Back on May 1, the Phillies were 16-12 and locked in a low-scoring tilt with the Marlins. The game needed a 10th inning after Zach Eflin, Jarlin Garcia, and both teams’ bullpens had kept a lid on each others’ bats.

In the bottom of the 10th, with one out, Cameron Maybin tripled to center field on a 2-1 fastball from Yacksel Rios. You may remember it for its perfect placement, bisecting the Phillies’ outfield alignment on what may have been simply a single in another year.

It’s a pretty dramatic image.