Pence occupied center stage in the eighth inning, shortly after Duffy doubled home Gregor Blanco with his third of four hits to tie the score, 3-3. The Braves intentionally walked Buster Posey, who was batting .431 in his last 18 games, to face Pence.
"It's kind of like pick your poison," Duffy said. Indeed, no antidote existed for this situation as Pence broke the game open by homering off ex-Giant David Aardsma.
Pence drove in four runs, Blanco scored four times and Posey contributed two RBIs.