▁games . ▁He ▁was ▁batt ing ▁. 5 9 3 ▁in ▁that ▁time ▁( 1 6 - for - 2 7 ) ▁with ▁four ▁runs ▁scored ▁and ▁eight ▁R B Is . ▁ ▁Walker ▁k icked ▁off ▁August ▁with ▁three ▁hits ▁while ▁driving ▁in ▁a ▁career - high ▁four ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁ 7 – 6 ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Walker ▁played ▁a ▁p iv otal ▁role ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals , ▁driving ▁in ▁three ▁runs ▁against ▁Cy ▁Young ▁hope ful ▁Adam ▁W ain w right ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁then ▁repeating ▁the ▁fe at ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁day ▁against ▁J ake ▁West bro ok . ▁Following ▁his ▁performances ▁against ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Walker ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁an ▁ 1 8 - game ▁hitting ▁stre ak , ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 3 ▁through ▁September ▁ 1 2 . ▁The ▁stre ak ▁was ▁the ▁longest ▁by ▁any ▁Pir ate ▁h itter ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁longest ▁by ▁any ▁Pir ate ▁ro ok ie ▁since ▁R enn ie ▁St en nett ▁also ▁recorded ▁an ▁ 1 8 - game ▁stre ak ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Walker ▁finished ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁batt ing ▁. 2 9 6 ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 6 6 ▁R B Is . ▁His ▁ 5 4 ▁R B Is