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Hunter Pence | Outfielder

Team: San Francisco Giants
Age / DOB:  (30) / 4/13/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'4' / 218
Bats / Throws: Right / Right
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Hunter Pence went 3-for-3 with his sixth home run of the season in Monday's loss to the Phillies.
The Giants managed just five hits all night, and Pence had three of them, including both of their extra-base knocks. After going through a bit of a lull, Pence is heating up at the plate again, batting .500 (10-for-20) with two homers, four doubles and six RBI over his last five contests. May 7 - 1:07 AM

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Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence went 2-for-4 with two doubles in a win over the Dodgers on Sunday.

Pence drove in all four of the Giants' runs. He's now batting .320 (8-for-25) with a home run and six RBI over his last seven games. Pence had been in a slump after getting off to a hot start, but he's finally starting to get back on track.
May 5 - 11:15 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence hit a game-tying homer in the top of the ninth Sunday in the Giants' 10-7 win over the Cubs.

After Pence tied it, the Giants scored three in the 10th to win it, with the go-ahead run coming on a balk. Pence finished the day 3-for-4 with a walk. The homer to center off Shawn Camp was his fourth of the season.
Apr 14 - 6:46 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence belted a three-run homer in Monday's win over the Rockies.

It was Pence's only hit of the night, but it was all the Giants needed in the 4-2 victory. Most are expecting a power drop-off from Pence this season as he plays in a pitcher-friendly park over a full season for the first time, but he has three homers in the first seven contests.
Apr 9 - 1:12 AM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence hit a home run and stole a base, but the Giants lost to the Cardinals on Saturday.

Pence's home run was his second of the season, a solo shot off Cardinals starter Shelby Miller in the second inning. The 29-year-old hit 24 home runs in 2012 but batted just .219 after the trade that brought him to the Giants. In his first full season in San Francisco he'll look to improve on those numbers.
Apr 6 - 7:31 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence drove in two runs Tuesday in the Giants' 4-2 Cactus League victory over the Padres.

Pence is now batting .361 this spring in the Cactus League. He struggled mightily with consistency last season but still managed a career-high 104 RBI. The outfielder makes for a decent bounceback candidate in 2013.
Mar 26 - 7:08 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence knocked in a pair of runs in Monday's 2-1 win over the Rangers.

Pence did all the heavy lifting for the Giants' offense on Monday, as he had an RBI double in the third and an RBI triple in the fifth. The soon-to-be 30-year-old saw his production dip after coming over to the Giants last season and may struggle to replicate his career-high 104 RBI. Chances are he will be overvalued in fantasy leagues.
Mar 11 - 7:23 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence finished 2-for-3 with two RBI in Thursday's Cactus League loss to the Indians.

The RBI were Pence's first of the spring, but he's batting .318 through eight Cactus League games. The 29-year-old will be looking to bounce back in a big way this season after his highly disappointing showing in 2012.
Mar 7 - 5:50 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence told ESPN's Jim Bowden that he would prefer to sign a long-term deal with the Giants rather than testing out free agency.

Well, if the Giants offered him enough, we don't doubt that he'd prefer to go ahead and sign an extension now. There's been no indication that the two sides have engaged in any extension talks to this point, though. Perhaps that will change if Pence gets off to a hot start.
Source: Jim Bowden on Twitter
Mar 3 - 1:46 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Giants avoided arbitration with OF Hunter Pence by agreeing to a one-year, $13.8 million contract.

It's a nice raise from last year's $10.4 million salary given that Pence batted just .219/.287/.384 with seven home runs in 248 plate appearances for the Giants and posted a career-worst .743 OPS overall. Pence's numbers in 2013 will probably be down relative to his career totals since he'll play in a pitcher's park over a full season for the first time. But, he's been very durable and, for the most part, consistent during his career, so he should be a solid fantasy contributor again.
Jan 18 - 11:26 AM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

The Giants plan to offer arbitration to Hunter Pence.

Pence batted just .219/.287/.384 across 248 plate appearances this year for San Francisco, but the Giants will keep him around and hope he can bounce back in 2013. He made $10.4 million in 2012, so his salary is probably going to jump close to $14 million next season.
Source: Jon Heyman on Twitter
Mon, Nov 5, 2012 02:03:00 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence had a hand in both runs in Thursday's World Series Game 2 win over the Tigers, scoring in the seventh and hitting a sac fly in the eighth.

Offense was hard to come by in this one, as the two teams combined for just seven hits. Pence scored his run on a Brandon Crawford double-play ball with the bases loaded, and he was able to hit the ball deep enough off of Octavio Dotel to easily score Angel Pagan. The 29-year-old entered the game batting just .173/.189/.250 this postseason.
Thu, Oct 25, 2012 11:21:00 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Giants skipper Bruce Bochy has elected to move Hunter Pence back up to the fifth spot in the lineup for Game 5 of the NLCS on Friday.

The struggling outfielder was bumped down to the sixth spot for Thursday's Game 4, and responded by blasting a solo home run off Adam Wainwright. That means the Giants are back to their regular lineup, with Angel Pagan, Marco Scutaro, Pablo Sandoval, Buster Posey, Pence, Brandon Belt, Gregor Blanco, Brandon Crawford and Barry Zito looking to stave off elimination and live to fight another day.
Fri, Oct 19, 2012 06:38:00 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence launched a solo homer in Thursday's loss to the Cardinals.

Pence, who was moved down to the sixth spot in the lineup, took Adam Wainwright deep with a mammoth shot over the left-field bullpen in the second inning to pull the Giants to within one run, but that's as close as they got. It was his lone hit on the night, but he'll take it after he entered the game batting just .161/.188/.161 this postseason. Pablo Sandoval also tacked on a late homer for the Giants.
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 11:32:00 PM
Hunter Pence - OF - Giants

Hunter Pence will bat sixth in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Cardinals on Thursday.

Pence has batted fifth so far this postseason, but he's just 5-for-31 (.161) with zero RBI. Angel Pagan is hitting leadoff Thursday and will be followed by Marco Scutaro, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, Hector Sanchez, Hunter Pence, Gregor Blanco, Brandon Crawford and Tim Lincecum.
Source: San Francisco Giants on Twitter
Thu, Oct 18, 2012 04:09:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Buster Posey
2Guillermo Quiroz
1B1Brandon Belt
2Brett Pill
2B1Marco Scutaro
2Joaquin Arias
3Nick Noonan
SS1Brandon Crawford
3B1Pablo Sandoval
2Tony Abreu
LF1Gregor Blanco
CF1Angel Pagan
2Andres Torres
RF1Hunter Pence
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Matt Cain
2Madison Bumgarner
3Tim Lincecum
4Ryan Vogelsong
5Barry Zito
6Eric Surkamp
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Sergio Romo
2Javier Lopez
3Jeremy Affeldt
4Santiago Casilla
5Jose Mijares
6George Kontos
7Chad Gaudin
8Jean Machi
9Sandy Rosario