Pirates Walker reacts to strike out in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates Neil Walker strikes out and reacts to Umpire Brain Gorman call in the sixth inning at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 19, 2011. The Pirates 1-0 win gives the team back to back shut outs against the Cincinnati Reds. UPI/Archie Carpenter
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Russell Martin homered twice Tuesday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates into the next round of the National League playoffs with a 6-2 win over Cincinnati.
Neil Walker hit two of Pittsburgh's six home runs Saturday and the Pirates beat Cincinnati 8-3 to secure the home-field advantage for the wild-card playoff.
Starling Marte pounded a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning Monday and Pittsburgh clinched a post-season berth with a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Jay Bruce keyed a 16-hit Cincinnati attack with four RBI Sunday, powering the Reds to an 11-3 pounding of National League Central rival Pittsburgh.
Neil Walker had four hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs Thursday in powering the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-1 win over the San Diego Padres.
Clint Barmes drove in a pair of runs and Justin Morneau went 4-for-5 Wednesday, boosting Pittsburgh to an interleague series-sweeping 7-5 win over Texas.
Charlie Morton tossed seven solid innings Monday and the Pittsburgh Pirates regained first place with a 5-2 win over Milwaukee.
A.J. Burnett pitched seven innings of one-run ball Saturday and the Pittsburgh Pirates grabbed first place with a 7-1 spanking of St. Louis.
Chad Gindl's eighth-inning sacrifice fly provided the key run and Aramis Ramirez added four RBI Tuesday, elevating the Milwaukee Brewers over Pittsburgh 7-6.
Clint Barmes came through with a three-run homer in the seventh inning Friday that rallied Pittsburgh to a 3-1 victory over San Francisco.
