Pedro Alvarez hits another home run

By Ed Gauna

May 1, 2013 at 3:59 pm ET • 1 min read

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez hit his fifth home run in the last 13 games on Wednesday afternoon against the Brewers. He took starter Hiram Burgos deep for a solo shot in the second inning and also drove in a run with a single to finish 2 for 4 with two RBI in the 6-4 win.

Alvarez is batting .292 (14 for 48) in the previous 13 contests with 11 RBI and eight runs scored.