th ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁post season ▁format ▁and ▁first ▁play off ▁appearance ▁in ▁franch ise ▁history ▁in ▁just ▁their ▁third ▁season ▁of ▁play . ▁Walker ▁collected ▁three ▁hits ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁at ▁b ats ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁Division ▁Series ▁( NL DS ) ▁versus ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves . ▁He ▁hit ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁post season ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁Tom ▁G lav ine ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁in ning ▁of ▁a ▁ 7 − 4 ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁loss . ▁The ▁Bra ves ▁defeated ▁the ▁Rock ies ▁in ▁four ▁games . ▁ ▁Walker ▁primarily ▁played ▁center ▁field ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 — 5 4 ▁of ▁ 8 3 ▁total ▁games — in ▁a ▁season ▁cut ▁short ▁by ▁injury . ▁In ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 1 ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Pir ates , ▁he ▁double d , ▁triple d ▁and ▁hit ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁two - run ▁home ▁runs ▁to ▁drive ▁in ▁a ▁career - best ▁six ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 1 0 ▁win . ▁He ▁set ▁a ▁club ▁record ▁with ▁ 1 3 ▁total ▁bases ▁in ▁one ▁game . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁also ▁against ▁the ▁Pir ates , ▁he ▁set ▁an ▁ML B ▁record ▁with ▁six ▁consecutive ▁extra ▁base ▁hits . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁Walker ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁his ▁first ▁ML B ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁Award . ▁He ▁missed ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁f ract ured ▁cla v icle ▁that