| Hot | 5/8/2013 7:17:00 PM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence went 1-for-4 with a solo homer, a walk and a steal Wednesday against the Phillies, his former team. | Insight: Pence is batting .333 with five doubles, a triple, three homers and 10 RBI over his last 11 games. He has seven homers and six steals this season. | | |
| 5/3/2013 10:19:00 AM |
Description: Dodgers starter Clayon Kershaw has made Giants outfielder Hunter Pence look downright silly in his career, holding Pence to one hit in 26 at-bats. | Insight: Pence went 0-for-3 in his last meeting against Kershaw, which came on Opening Day this season. He's batting .268 with five homers, five steals and 15 RBI but should be avoided Friday. | | |
| 4/28/2013 10:18:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is a career .423 hitter (11-for-26) against Padres starter Jason Marquis with a 1.269 OPS. | Insight: Pence is off to a productive start with four homers and 13 RBI. He's rarely an exciting fantasy option, but he plays every day and accumulates solid fantasy totals. Sunday is a good matchup for the Giants' outfielder. | | |
| 4/19/2013 11:20:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence should not be started on Friday as he's a career .125 hitter when facing Padres right-hander Edinson Volquez with 12 strikeouts in 24 at-bats. | Insight: Pence is off to a productive start with a team-leading four homers in his first 65 at-bats. He's rarely an exciting fantasy option, but he plays every day and accumulates solid fantasy totals. Friday night is not a good matchup for the Giants' outfielder. | | |
| 4/14/2013 9:02:00 PM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence clubbed his fourth home run of the season Sunday versus the Chicago Cubs as part of a three-hit day. It was a game-tying shot in the top of the ninth. | Insight: Pence only hit .219 with seven home runs and 60 strikeouts in 59 games after coming over to the Giants last season, but he's a career .285 hitter. | | |
| 4/1/2013 10:26:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco outfielder Hunter Pence is just a .043 hitter (1-for-23) versus Dodgers' starter Clayton Kershaw with six strikeouts. | Insight: Pence went over 100 RBI for the first time this past season and became one of the Giants' clubhouse leaders during the team's playoff run in October, but he should not be in fantasy lineups on Monday. | | |
| 11/5/2012 3:51:00 PM |
Description: Jon Heyman from CBS Sports expects San Francisco to offer outfielder Hunter Pence arbitration this winter. | Insight: Pence went over 100 RBI for the first time this past season and became one of the Giants' clubhouse leaders during the team's playoff run in October. The 29-year-old is set to become a free agent after the 2013 season. | | |
| Cold | 10/18/2012 6:10:00 PM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence has been dropped to sixth in the order for Thursday's NLCS Game 4. | Insight: Pence has mostly been batting fifth for San Francisco during the postseason. During the regular season, Pence hit .200 with 0 HR and 3 RBI in 45 at bats out of the sixth spot in the batting order. | | |
| Cold | 10/18/2012 1:28:00 PM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence is only hitting .161 with zero extra-base hits and no RBIs in eight games this postseason. And while Pence has 11 hits in 38 career at-bats against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright, he's also whiffed 11 times against the St. Louis starter. | Insight: Pence has been brutal at the plate since he came over in a trade from Philadelphia at the trade deadline. In 59 regular season games with San Francisco, Pence hit .219 with a .671 OPS. | | |
| 10/15/2012 10:51:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence is just 4-for-22 (.182) with seven strikeouts against St. Louis Game 2 starter Chris Carpenter. | Insight: Pence did little after being traded to San Francisco from Philadelphia, batting just .219 with a .671 OPS. The 29-year-old is 5-for-24 in this year's postseason, but has yet to produce an extra base hit or an RBI. Given his lack of success against Carpenter, he should not be in any lineups. | | |
| 10/7/2012 10:44:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence only hit .219 as a member of the Giants but he drove in 45 runs in 59 games with the team and has a good chance of producing in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Reds on Sunday. | Insight: Pence has a .343 average (12-for-35) with two home runs and five RBIs against Reds Game 2 starter Bronson Arroyo. The outfielder set a new career high with 104 RBIs this season but he went 0-for-4 in Game 1 as the Giants lost to Cincinnati. | | |
| 10/3/2012 10:32:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence is hitting .048 (1-for-21) against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. | Insight: Pence didn't hit for a good average this season (.254), but did pound out 24 homers and knock in 104 runs. Avoid Wednesday's matchup at all costs. | | |
| 10/2/2012 10:42:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence is only hitting .067 in 15 at-bats against Dodgers starter Chris Capuano. | Insight: Pence did hit for a good average this season, but did pound out 24 homers and knock in 104 runs. Avoid Tuesday's matchup. | | |
| 9/30/2012 10:15:00 AM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence is only hitting .224 in 55 games with the team. | Insight: Pence has put together his first 100-RBI campaign and also has 23 homers and 85 runs scored so owners might be able to overlook his .255 batting average, but the outfielder is far from an everyday option. Sunday would be a day to sit him, since he's 3-for-22 (.125) with 11 strikeouts in his career against Padres starter Edinson Volquez. | | |
| 9/23/2012 2:32:00 PM |
Description: San Francisco right fielder Hunter Pence won't start Sunday's game against San Diego. | Insight: Pence (.257, 21 HR, 96 RBI) looked awful Friday in the series opener (0-for-4, three strikeouts) but he was able to rebound nicely with a 2-for-3 effort Saturday. Even though he's hitting just .222 for the month, Pence does have eight RBI in his past 10 games. | | |
| 9/2/2012 9:25:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is only batting .233 in 30 games since joining the team, but he is working on a six-game hitting streak and will face Cubs starter Travis Wood Sunday, a favorable matchup for the outfielder. | Insight: Pence has six RBIs in his last four games and he carries a .417 average (5-for-12) with a homer and four RBIs into his Sunday matchup with Wood. | | |
| Cold | 8/22/2012 10:33:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is 1-for-11 (.091) against Dodgers right-hander Chris Capuano with three strikeouts. | Insight: Pence is still struggling with the bat since coming to the Giants, batting just .200 with a .564 OPS in 20 games after batting .271 in Philadelphia with 17 HR and 59 RBI. Avoid this matchup. | | |
| Cold | 8/20/2012 11:58:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is 1-for-18 (.056) against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw with five strikeouts. | Insight: Pence has apparently not yet adjusted to life on the west coast. After batting .271 in Philadelphia with 17 HR and 59 RBI, he's hitting just .222 with San Francisco including a lone homer and 15 RBI in 18 games. | | |
| Cold | 8/9/2012 9:27:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is 11-for-35 (.314) with three doubles and a homer against Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright, having accumulated the majority of those at-bats during his time as a Houston Astros outfielder. | Insight: Pence is hitting just .171 with a .446 OPS in eight games since joining San Francisco, but he had two hits and two RBIs Wednesday. Thursday presents a favorable matchup. | | |
| 8/6/2012 10:29:00 AM |
Description: Giants outfielder Hunter Pence is a career .500 hitter (7-for-14) against Cardinals right-hander Jake Westbrook. | Insight: Pence is struggling since joining San Francisco, batting .182 with a .527 OPS, but this matchup may help turn it around. | | |
