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During the celebration of his walk-off double, Hunter Pence's teammates ripped open his jersey

The Giants won in walk-off fashion in the bottom of the 11th inning on Sunday compliments of a Hunter Pence two-run double. The Giants' 3-2 win over the Padres was exactly what Pence needed, but was it really necessary for his teammates to rip off his jersey mid-celebration? Why yes, yes it was.
As Pence crossed home plate, his teammates didn't skip a beat to circle around to give him high-fives, pour ice water on him and hug him so tight, his jersey was ripped open:

That's a really intense hug. But justified, after the Giants survived Corey Spangenberg's go-ahead single, a sparkling debut from Robert Stock and NL saves leader Brad Hand.
In no coincidence (or perhaps a little coincidence), during the pregame broadcast, we witnessed an epic handshake between Pence and Giants manager Bruce Bochy:

It appeared there was plenty to celebrate on an afternoon in San Francisco. 

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