SAN FRANCISCO — Only Hunter Pence. Only the athletically awkward Pence could have swung his bat, broken it, hit a pitch three times and come away with a three-run double in the biggest game of the season for the San Francisco Giants. And only Ozzie Smith-like reflexes from St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma could have stopped Pence's grounder from getting through. Kozma didn't show them. In one of the strangest moments you'll see on a baseball field, Pence's three-hit swing fooled Kozma, who broke the wrong way as the ball sliced and hopped its way into center field, giving Pence two RBIs in the third inning of NLCS Game 7 on Monday night. Outfielder Jon Jay misplayed the ball — as if it were still reacting by Pence's hard-to-believe swing — and a third run scored. Pence, after seeing a video replay via the Fox TV broadcast, said he caught a break. So to speak. "That's in super-slo-mo. I didn't even feel that," Pence said. "You couldn't see that with your eye. It broke my bat and I thought I had just stayed inside it. I guess fate just found a way." The Giants have found their way to the World Series for the second time in three seasons, with Pence's funky...
Hunter Pence’s breaking bat hits ball three times for three-run double (Video)
Published October 22, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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