PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cody Ross is going to miss that familiar spot in the left-center seats where his homers keep landing in the hands of Phillies fans.
His surprising postseason power surge was about the only spark for a San Francisco offense that’s heading west looking for hits. Ross has three solo homers in two NLCS games, equal the amount he hit in 33 games with the Giants since he was selected off waivers in August.
The Giants need more than his solo homers to advance to the World Series, though.
Ross’ fifth-inning blast was one of only three hits against Roy Oswalt in Philadelphia’s 6-1 win over the Giants on Sunday night. The Giants earned a nice split in Philadelphia, but they couldn’t give Jonathan Sanchez much run support in Game 2.
