DH Pedro Alvarez had struggled lately but found some power in the last few games. He homered twice in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Rangers and now has three homers in his past two games, helping the Orioles break out of a brief slump.

DH Pedro Alvarez hit his 13th home run of the season on an 0-and-2 curveball in the second inning Saturday in the 9-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He has hit in three straight games and is batting .500 (6-for-12) in that span.

DH Pedro Alvarez matched a season high with three hits. It was the sixth time this season Alvarez had three hits in a game, the first time since July 10. Alvarez recorded his first multi-hit game since July 15.

DH Pedro Alvarez had a solo home run and an RBI double, driving in half the runs in the Orioles' 4-2 win over the Rays. He's yet another Baltimore hitter with double-digit home runs as the team has an MLB-best 139 on the year.

3B Pedro Alvarez came off the bereavement list on Friday for the first of a three-game series against the Angels. Alvarez is batting .242 (40-for-165) with nine doubles, nine home runs, 18 runs scored, and 26 RBI over 53 games this season.

INF Pedro Alvarez was activated off the bereavement list Thursday after missing the three-game series against the Dodgers. In 53 games for the Orioles, Alvarez is batting .242 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs as a designated hitter and third baseman.

INF Pedro Alvarez was placed on the bereavement list Monday and will miss the three-game series against the Dodgers. In 53 games for the Orioles, Alvarez is batting .242 with nine home runs and 26 RBIs as a designated hitter and third baseman. Alvarez is travelling to the Dominican Republic because of a death in the family.

DH Pedro Alvarez was scheduled to leave the Orioles to fly to the Dominican Republic after Sunday's game so that he could attend to a death in the family. The Orioles have the option of putting Alvarez on the bereavement list for three days, opening up a roster spot while he's away. He had three hits in Sunday's game.

DH Pedro Alvarez has been hitting better in key situations lately. He did that again in Saturday's opener with his two-run single that broke the game open and gave the Orioles a 5-0 lead. His average moved up to .236. Alvarez has 26 RBIs.

DH Pedro Alvarez is slowly heating up after a shaky start. He homered twice and drove in five runs in Tuesday's loss and now is hitting .311 in June. Alvarez has raised his batting average to .240. "(I'm) a lot more comfortable. I'm feeling better, and you know, any time you can get an opportunity to get some ABs and see some pitches, that's going to add to that comfort level," Alvarez said.

INF Pedro Alvarez hit his seventh homer of the season in the fourth inning of the Orioles' 10-9 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday. He has his four of his homers in 10 games in June. He was 2-for-3 with two RBIs on Sunday. His bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the ninth inning was caught at the fence in right field.

DH Pedro Alvarez's bat appears to be finally adjusting to American League pitching. He homered for the second time in five games in Saturday's contest and now has a season-best five-game hitting streak. Alvarez is batting .333 (7-for-21) during that time period with at least one RBI in four consecutive games.

DH Pedro Alvarez has been inconsistent throughout the season, and manager Buck Showalter talked before the game about how he was hoping that would change. Alvarez came through in the 13-9 victory over Boston, tying a season high with three hits and adding one RBI while raising his average to .213.

DH Pedro Alvarez got his second consecutive start at third base Sunday in the series finale against the Detroit Tigers. Prior to this series, he had not made a start at the hot corner since August 2014 with the Pirates. Alvarez went 0-for-3 and is batting .205.

DH Pedro Alvarez made his first start at third base Saturday against the Detroit Tigers.It was also his first start at the hot corner since August 2014 with the Pirates. Alvarez played flawlessly in the field and went 1-for-3, batting seventh. "I don't know if there's anyone on the field tonight that's played more game at third than Pedro," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "I know on our team there isn't. It's something that he's very experienced at. You've just got to get him out there."

DH Pedro Alvarez still has not showed the kind of offense the Orioles expected when signing him in the off-season. Alvarez, though, has been coming up with more hits lately and his sacrifice fly in the 10th gave the Orioles the 1-0 victory Thursday.

DH Pedro Alvarez's bat is starting to heat up -- quickly. His average slid to .108 earlier this week but he got two hits twice in the series in Tampa Bay and went 3-for-5 in Saturday's game. Alvarez got his first homer of the season in the game, and his average jumped to .224.

DH Pedro Alvarez, who entered the game hitting .108, had two doubles -- the rest of the team combined for just three singles -- and raised his average to .150 with production out of the No. 8 hole in the batting order.

1B Pedro Alvarez signed a one-year free agent deal with the Orioles to serve as the designated hitter.He will make $5.75 million and could get $1.5 million more in incentives.Alvarez, 29, hit 27 home runs with the Pirates last season. He was not retained in his final year of arbitration because of defensive shortcomings. He led all major league first basemen with 23 errors.

INF Pedro Alvarez was not tendered a contract by the Pirates on Wednesday, making the slugger a free agent.In 2013, Alvarez led the National League with 36 homers. He also led the league with 186 strikeouts and made 27 errors at third base. This year, Alvarez batted .243 with 27 homers, but he committed 23 errors in his first season as a major league first baseman.