Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo homers off Rangers starter Yu Darvish in Tuesday's win.
Alvarez has found his power stroke after an excruciatingly slow start, with 12 of his 15 homers coming since the start of June. The recent surge has propelled the former Pirate's slugging percentage up to career high .500, thanks almost entirely to his success against right-handers like Darvish.