Alvarez is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels, Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports reports.
He'll rest for the second time in three games, allowing Ryan Flaherty to get his second consecutive start at the hot corner. Alvarez would normally start against a right-hander, but after a 0-for-4 showing Saturday, manager Buck Showalter elected to give him the day off for what appears to be regular maintenance. It's fair to question if this is performance-related, however, as Alvarez has just six base hits in the month of May, bringing his average below the Mendoza Line to .191 on the year.