Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was a one-man wrecking crew during Thursday's 5-3 win at Cincinnati. Alvarez accounted for all five of the team's RBI.
Alvarez plated one run on a single in the third inning, another run on a solo homer in the sixth and three more runs on a bases-clearing double in the seventh inning, which broke open a 2-all game. Alvarez, who went 3 for 4, entered play Thursday mired in a 6-for-30 slump in his previous eight games.
Alvarez now has six home runs and 19 RBI in 18 June games.