Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez heads into Monday's game at Washington hitless in his last four games (17 at-bats). He also doesn't have a home run or RBI in five games.
Alvarez is batting .233 in 15 July games, which is his lowest average since batting .225 in May. Alvarez had his best month in June, batting .309 with 10 home runs and 24 RBI in 26 games.