VIDEO: Pirates 2B Neil Walker hits Opening Day walk-off home run
Reuters
Neil Walker hit his first career walk-off home run Monday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an Opening Day win over the Chicago Cubs.
.@NeilWalker18's 1st Walkoff and the Bucs first Walkoff on Opening Day since 4/12/65. #RaiseIt
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) March 31, 2014
From @EliasSports: Neil Walker is the 2nd player in MLB history to hit a walk-off HR in a 1-0 game on Opening Day.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 31, 2014
Walker launched Carlos Villanueva's pitch over the Clemente Wall in the 10th inning to give the Pirates a 1-0 win.
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Francisco Liriano pitched six solid innings for the Pirates and struck out 10 batters, while Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija lasted seven scoreless innings in an Opening Day pitchers duel.