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Hunter Pence Sparking Even-Year Giants Back to Life

Officially, the San Francisco Giants' mascot is Lou Seal—a beer-bellied, semi-aquatic marine mammal in an oversized t-shirt.

In reality, the team's mascot, spark plug and beating heart is Hunter Andrew Pence.

In Sunday's 5-3, sweep-sealing win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pence went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a two-RBI double that proved to be the difference.

Scaling back a tad further, Pence is 12 for his last 20 with a home run, four doubles, five RBI and nine runs scored.

Not coincidentally, San Francisco has gone 4-1 over that stretch and righted a ship that was sinking faster than a greased boulder in quicksand.