ST. LOUIS — Rousing speeches and remarkably coiffed beards aside, Hunter Pence hasn't helped the San Francisco Giants all that much this postseason. Pence is 5 for 31 — for an all-singles batting average of .161 — with one walk, no runs scored and zero RBIs. In Game 3 of the NLCS on Wednesday night, Pence went 0 for 4 and personally stranded five runners in a frustrating 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. He's not the only one struggling once runners reach base. In all, the Giants stranded 11 after out-hitting the Cardinals 9-6 and drawing five walks against right-hander Kyle Lohse and the St. Louis bullpen. But after a reporter singled out the No. 5 hitter, manager Bruce Bochy wouldn't dismiss, out of hand, lowering him in the batting order for Game 4 on Thursday night. No one's going to give Pence a speech, but moving him down in the order might do something to take a bit of pressure off him against right-hander Adam Wainwright. "We might talk about it," Bochy said before hedging. "He's a guy we want up there with men on base. ... He has a knack for knocking in runs." Pence said, as quoted by MLB.com, said he expects to do better :