Well, you need to score runs to win, but one lucky swing can give you a homer. So if you look at it this way, if out of 27 batters, one hits a home run, you're ahead 1-0 if the other team doesn't score, which a good D will prevent. Also, Baseball is the only sport in which the DEFENSE controls the ball, so I'd go with defense, if you hold them at zero, you'll eventually score.
it begins with a first inning and it goes on...
An antonym for defense is offense.
offense wins battles, defense wins games
In softball, the defense can retire the offense in several ways, including striking out the batter, catching a fly ball for an out, forcing a runner out at a base, or tagging a runner with the ball. Additionally, a fielder can also retire a runner by stepping on a base before the runner arrives. Each of these methods contributes to getting batters and runners out and ending the offensive team's turn at bat.
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3 outs must be made defensively for a half inning to come to an end
baseball does not have offense and defense but the people that are playing field or bat
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offense is when you are batting on home plate