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PITTSBURGH -- Neil Walker wasnt expecting to have a big offensive game Friday night, especially with Michael Wacha pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals. The last time Wacha started at PNC Park was in the Game 4 of last years National League Division Series and he took a no-hitter into the eighth inning in beating the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yet the hot-hitting Walker had three hits, including a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning, and drove in four runs to help the Pirates beat the Cardinals 6-4. "Wacha is so good, as we found out last year," said Walker, who has reached base in 22 of his last 40 plate appearances. "He throws hard and youve got to shorten up your swing and put the ball in play. Thats the best way to approach him because youre usually not going to do too much against him." While Walkers first two hits were against Wacha, his seventh homer came off Carlos Martinez (0-2) and rallied the Pirates from a 4-3 deficit for their third straight victory. Jordy Mercer and pinch-hitter Gaby Sanchez led off the inning with singles and were bunted up a base by Jose Tabata before Walker hit a drive into the right-field stands. "Martinez is as tough as Wacha, but he hung a slider and I was able to put a good swing on it," Walker said. "I was surprised. The guy has such great stuff that youre not thinking that youre going to hit a home run in that situation. It was huge." Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said it didnt appear that Martinez got the home run pitch "where he wanted it." Mercer had three of the Pirates 12 hits, while Ike Davis, who hit a two-run double in the first inning to open the scoring, and Tabata had two hits apiece. Pittsburgh beat St. Louis for the 10th time in 13 games at home. Mercers performance was a welcome development for the Pirates and their shortstop, who is hitting just .187. "Ive been putting in a lot of time in the batting cage, trying to figure things out and its nice to have some results because I feel confident now when I step in the batters box," Mercer said. "Confidence is such a big part of hitting." St. Louis had gone ahead earlier in the seventh on Jhonny Peraltas solo home run, his eighth. Allen Craigs three-run home run, his fourth, accounted for the Cardinals other runs. Peralta and Craig had two hits apiece in the Cardinals second loss in five games. Justin Wilson (1-0) struck out the only batter he faced, Matt Adams, to end the top of the seventh. Mark Melancon, filling as the closer for injured Jason Grilli, pitched a scoreless ninth for his third save. Both starting pitchers worked five innings and had uneven performances. Pittsburghs Francisco Liriano allowed three runs, five hits and four walks while striking out five, while Wacha gave up three runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and one walk. Liriano has gone a career-long 11 regular-season starts without a win since beating the Texas Rangers last Sept. 10. Wacha is winless in his last five starts. NOTES: The game was delayed 25 minutes in the top of the fourth inning because of rain. . Pirates OF Travis Sniders appeal of his two-game suspension for his actions in an April 20 brawl were upheld and he began serving his penalty Friday night. . The Cardinals recalled OF Joey Butler from Triple-A Memphis and optioned OF Randal Grichuk to the same club. . Pittsburgh recalled INF Brent Morel from Triple-A Indianapolis. They had optioned RHP Phil Irwin to Indianapolis on Thursday. . Grilli threw from the top of the mound Friday for the first time since April 21 when the closer went on the disabled list with a strained left oblique. . Cardinals RHP Lance Lynn (4-1, 3.51) will start Saturday night against RHP Edinson Volquez (1-3, 4.19). 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No, the San Antonio star didnt announce retirement plans during an off day at the NBA Finals on Wednesday.Fleet Street cite Ron Dennis management style as reason the board forced him to step down from his role as Chairman and CEO of McLaren, while identifying Zak Brown and James Allison as potential replacements. Dennis was forced to relinquish his positions following a board meeting on Tuesday.In a statement addressing his enforced resignation from the positions, Dennis said: The grounds they have stated are entirely spurious; my management style is the same as it has always been and is one that has enabled McLaren to become an automotive and technology group that has won 20 Formula One world championships. And it is that unwillingness to change his management style that Fleet Street believe caused Dennis exit.The combative Dennis has clashed in recent weeks with Mumtalakat, the Bahraini sovereign wealth fund that owns 50 per cent of McLaren, and with Saudi businessman Mansour Ojjeh, who controls 25 per cent, wrote Oliver Brown in The Telegraph.They are understood to have become uneasy at his micromanaging approach - Dennis likes, for instance, every room at the groups Woking headquarters to be set to his favourite temperature of 21c. Craig Slater reports that Ron Dennis feels betrayed by his own family after stepping down as McLaren chairman and chief executive Jonathan McEvoy concurred in the Daily Mail writing that Dennis clearly feels upset at being forced out by his fellow shareholders, Saudi businessman Mansour Ojjeh and the Bahrain royal family, who feel that they want a more modern management structure rather than the Ron show, whereby he was front and back of house.Writing in a similar vein, The Guardians Paul Weaver said the board felt that Dennis management style was now holding McLaren back.In recent times, McLaren have struggled to recapture old glories and Dennis is no longer viewed as the man to revive their ailing spirit; in fact, the style that made this ruthlessly single-minded and most driven of men so successful is now viewed as something of a handicap when it comes to development. He was always more autocratic than collegiate, wrote Weaver.Attention now turns to who could replace Dennis, with American businessman Zak Brown thought to be the front runner and former Ferrari technical chief James Allison also linked wiith a move to McLaren.dddddddddddd On Wednesdays F1 Report, Natalie Pinkham is joined by RaceCar Engineering magazines Sam Collins and Marc Priestley to discuss the action-packed Brazilian GP American businessman Zak Brown has 48 hours to decide whether he will take over from Ron Dennis, wrote Kevin Eason in The Times.Even as Dennis condemned his removal, his job was on offer to one of the most sought-after men in world sport. Brown is faced with a choice of running one of the biggest names in Formula 1 - or the entire show.Sources told The Times that Brown has been offered both the job at McLaren and the chance to succeed Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1s chief executive. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price Reliable sources say that he has firm offers on the table and must make a decision this week.The Guardian and Daily Mail concurred that Brown was a likely choice for McLaren, but The Telegraph threw other names into the mix.Martin Whitmarsh, former Ferrari technical director Ross Brawn and marketing guru Zak Brown are all potential contenders, wrote Brown.Eric Boullier, likewise, could step up from his role as team principal, and there is a possibility that James Allison could be poached after his departure from Ferrari. 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