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Before heading to batting practice this morning #Pirates Neil Walker (sore back) gave update on his status ...

Walker (lower back pain) is not in lineup again today. “The day off (Thursday) did me a lot of good,” Walker said. “We’re going to see how batting practice goes today. Hopefully, all goes well and I’ll be available to pinch-hit today and we’ll see where it goes from there.” Walker said his rehab process has focused on core- and leg-strengthening exercises. “We’re close now,” he said. “Since it’s a back issue, I want to be very, very sure before I go back on the field.” When I started to take batting practice from both sides and when I went against (Jeff) Karstens (Tuesday in a sim game), the days after those events were the big days for me and I didn’t feel great after doing both of those. I’ll take batting practice today and we’ll see where I go from there.” http://bit.ly/PiypE6