Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez continued to swing a red-hot bat as he homered for the fourth time in as many days Sunday afternoon against the Angels.
Alvarez, who was bumped to the No. 3 slot in the order, unleashed a solo home run in the first inning. He added a double and finished 2 for 5 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 10-9 win in extras.
It Alvarez's his fourth consecutive multi-hit game. He is hitting .563 (9 for 16) with three doubles, four homers and eight RBI during that span. He has hit safely in each of his last eight games. He is hitting .237 with 19 homers and 51 RBI in 236 at-bats.