Ike Davis hits grand slam in Pirates' win

Ike Davis became the first player to hit grand slams for different teams in the same April and Neil Walker had a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates twice overcame deficits to beat the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, last night at PNC Park.

Pittsburgh trailed 2-0 before Davis' fourth-inning grand slam off Mike Leake. Davis hit a game-winning grand slam off the Reds' J.J. Hoover on April 5 for the Mets, who traded him to the Pirates on Friday.

Davis became only the third to hit slams for different teams against the same opponent in the same year, following Ray Boone in 1953 and Mike Piazza in 1998.

Leake gave credit to Davis, his former college teammate at Arizona State. "I broke his bat and he still hit it out," Leake said. "That's how strong he is."

"I wanted something up because I know Mike has a good changeup and sinker so I didn't want to ground into a double play," Davis said. "I was just looking for something I could hit into the outfield, either get a sac fly, base hit or, hopefully if I hit it good enough, a homer. I was just trying to get the ball in the air."

"We knew that's what he was capable of doing when we traded for him," Walker said. "As a lefthanded hitter in this ballpark, I can envision him hitting more balls over that Clemente Wall in rightfield. This is just the start."

-- AP