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Hunter Pence gives Giants, and his season, a massive jolt

Hunter Pence was 24 when he broke into the big leagues on a full-time basis with the Houston Astros in 2007. He was the brightest young star on an Astros team that finished with 73 wins and had several players well past their prime.

Thirteen years later, Pence, in his second stint with the Giants, finds himself back in Houston, and is now one of those players whose best days are in the rear-view mirror. But on Tuesday night at least, Pence rediscovered some of that former magic.

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