▁runs , ▁ 2 6 ▁R BI ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁st olen ▁bases ▁in ▁ 4 3 ▁games ▁with ▁Indian apolis ▁and ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁back ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁when ▁first ▁bas eman ▁Steve ▁Pear ce ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list ▁with ▁a ▁sp rained ▁an k le . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁Major ▁League ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁that ▁night ▁against ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s , ▁playing ▁at ▁third ▁base . ▁He ▁hit ▁an ▁R BI ▁double ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁in ning ▁off ▁Red s ▁st arter ▁Mike ▁Le ake . ▁But ▁his ▁role ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁initially ▁in ▁question , ▁as ▁Andy ▁La Ro che ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁every ▁day ▁third ▁bas eman . ▁With ▁starting ▁second ▁bas eman ▁A kin ori ▁I w am ura ▁struggling , ▁Pir ates ▁manager ▁John ▁Russell ▁played ▁Walker ▁at ▁second ▁base ▁– ▁a ▁position ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁only ▁played ▁ 2 3 ▁career ▁games ▁at ▁any ▁level . ▁He ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁Major ▁League ▁home ▁run ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁off ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁st arter ▁Ted ▁L illy . ▁ ▁Walker ▁missed ▁hitting ▁for ▁the ▁cycle ▁by ▁only ▁a ▁triple ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁against ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Athletics . ▁He ▁double d ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁in ning , ▁sing led