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Pence, Solar Sox wring out Saguaros 10/24/2006 7:47 PM ET By Ryan McConnell / Special to MLB.com Hunter Pence went 4-for-5 and blasted a pair of two-run homers as Mesa defeated Peoria, 12-7, on Tuesday. Pence's liner over the right-field wall gave the Solar Sox (7-6) a 7-0 lead in the second inning. His third roundtripper of the Arizona Fall League came in the eighth, also driving in Eric Patterson to give Mesa a four-run lead. The 23-year-old Houston Astros outfield prospect is 13-for-25 with eight RBIs over his last six games, improving his batting average to .367. Patterson went 3-for-6 with four runs and three RBIs, and David Winfree smacked a solo homer in the ninth. Solar Sox reliever Troy Patton (1-0) notched the win despite surrendering three runs on five hits without a walk in three innings. He struck out one. Saguaros starter Stuart Pomeranz (0-1) was roughed up for seven runs on eight hits and one walk without fanning a batter in 1 2/3 frames. New York Yankees prospect Eric Duncan led Peoria (7-6), going 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in the third. Josh Whitesell lashed two doubles as his batting average inched up to .414. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.