May 19:
Alvarez cracked his third homer in eight days Sunday against the Astros.

May 18:
Alvarez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Astros.

May 17:
Alvarez was 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Pittsburgh win over the Astros on Friday night.

May 16:
Alvarez will start Thursday and bat seventh against the Brewers.

May 15:
Alvarez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Brewers.

May 12:
After sitting Saturday with a lefty on the mound, Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI against the Mets on Sunday.

May 11:
Alvarez is not in the Pirates' lineup Saturday at the Mets, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

May 10:
Alvarez strung together his second straight two-hit game Friday, going 2-for-4 with an RBI.

May 09:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with his sixth homer, a single and two RBI against the Mets on Thursday.

May 08:
Alvarez has two hits in his last 30 at-bats after going 0-for-3 against Seattle on Wednesday.

May 05:
Alvarez is out of the Pirates' lineup Sunday versus Washington, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

May 01:
Alvarez bopped his fifth homer of the year Wednesday and went 2-for-4 with two RBI against the Brewers.

Apr 25:
Alvarez is batting .313 (10-for-32) in his last eight games, including a 2-for-5 showing Thursday afternoon.

Apr 24:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two RBI and his fourth homer of the season Wednesday night.

Apr 23:
Alvarez is sitting Tuesday night against Phillies lefty Cole Hamels, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports.

Apr 20:
Alvarez is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Braves.

Apr 19:
Alvarez was 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in the Pirates 6-0 win over Atlanta Friday night.

Apr 18:
Alvarez hit a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Braves. It was his first homer of the season.

Apr 18:
Alvarez connected for his first RBI single since Opening Day on Wednesday, going 1-for-4 to raise his batting average to .089 (4-for-45).

Apr 13:
Alvarez snapped a 24 at-bat hitless skid Friday, going 1-for-3 with a walk against the Reds. He also avoided striking out at least once for the first time in 2013.

Apr 10:
Alvarez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Apr 07:
Alvarez has struck out 10 times in 22 at-bats after the first week of the season, compiling an .091 batting average with just two singles and one RBI.

Apr 07:
Alvarez, who went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts Saturday, has two singles in 18 at-bats thus far in 2013.

Apr 01:
Alvarez knocked in the only run of the game for the Pirates on Opening Day, singling home Andrew McCutchen in the ninth.

Mar 23:
Alvarez belted his first homer of the spring Saturday, going 2-for-4 against the Red Sox.

Mar 18:
Alvarez has limited his strikeouts to six in 31 Grapefruit League at-bats, though he's hitting just .161 (5-for-31).

Mar 13:
Alvarez is batting .080 (2-for-25) in Grapefruit League action after going hitless in three at-bats Wednesday.

Mar 01:
Alvarez could lose a bit of playing time if the Pirates decide Gaby Sanchez is capable of playing third base.

Oct 31:
The Pirates exercised Alvarez's $700K contract, the Washington Post reports.

Sep 25:
Alvarez hit his 30th home run of the season Tuesday against the Mets, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and two walks.

Sep 23:
Alvarez went 1-for-5 Sunday with an RBI in an 8-1 win over the Astros.

Sep 17:
Alvarez went 2-for-5 with two homers and five RBI Sunday in Chicago.

Sep 14:
Alvarez (wrist) went 1-for-4 with two RBI Friday against the Cubs.

Sep 12:
Alvarez (wrist) was scratched from Wednesday's lineup, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Sep 10:
Alvarez is batting .308/.400/.567 in 104 at-bats since August 10.

Sep 01:
Alvarez was 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a losing cause against Milwaukee on Saturday night.

Aug 29:
Alvarez hit his 26th homer Wednesday, a three-run shot off Cardinals starter Joe Kelly. He also added a double in the win.

Aug 28:
Alvarez powered the Pirates on Tuesday, going 4-for-5 with three runs scored, two homers, and four RBI in the team's dismantling of the Cardinals.

Aug 20:
Alvarez broke open a 19th-inning tie game Sunday against the Cardinals with his 23rd homer of the year.

Aug 17:
Alvarez homered for the first time in 73 official at-bats Thursday.

Aug 16:
Alvarez went 3-for-4 with a double and solo homer in Thursday's victory over the Dodgers.

Aug 15:
Alvarez didn't start Wednesday, but came in after Neil Walker was hurt in the first inning and took home a golden sombrero, going 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.

Aug 11:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a two-run single Friday, breaking a 14-game RBI-less stretch.

Aug 10:
Alvarez will bat sixth and play third base for the Bucs on Friday, according to the Pirates' Twitter Feed.

Aug 09:
Alvarez is not in the lineup Thursday, the Pirates' official Twitter page reports.

Aug 08:
After sitting out two games, Alvarez returned to the lineup Tuesday and went 0-for-3 with a walk.

Aug 05:
Alvarez is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Reds, the Pirates' official Twitter page reports.

Aug 01:
Alvarez collected his third multi-hit performance in four games Wednesday.

Jul 31:
Alvarez went 2-for-3 for the second time in three games Tuesday after going through a bit of a rough stretch at the plate.

Jul 22:
Alvarez broke open a one-run game Sunday with a two-run, seventh-inning dinger against the Marlins.

Jul 21:
Alvarez belted his 20th homer Friday night against the Marlins.

Jul 18:
Alvarez went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts Tuesday against the Rockies.

Jul 17:
Alvarez hit a three-run, game-tying homer in the ninth inning against Rockies lefty Rex Brothers in Monday's loss.

Jul 15:
Alvarez went hitless Sunday and is 1-for-11 with seven strikeouts since the All-Star break.

Jul 14:
Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Brewers on Friday.

Jul 04:
Alvarez went 1-for-2 with two RBI and two walks Wednesday in his first start since leaving with leg cramps Saturday.

Jul 03:
Alvarez (leg) remains out of the lineup Tuesday, the Pirates' official Twitter feed reports.

Jul 02:
Alvarez (leg) is not listed in the Pirates' starting lineup Monday, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Jul 01:
Alvarez left in the eighth inning of Sunday's game with apparent leg cramps.

Jun 30:
Alvarez continues to rake, driving in four runs for the second straight day against the Cardinals on Saturday with a grand slam.

Jun 28:
Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk Thursday against the Phillies.

Jun 27:
Alvarez saw his six-game hitting streak end Wednesday, going 0-for-5 with three strikeouts against the Phillies.

Jun 25:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in Monday's loss to the Phillies.

Jun 21:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's win over Minnesota.

Jun 20:
Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a double Tuesday night.

Jun 17:
Alvarez belted a pair of homers for the second straight game Sunday afternoon, going 3-for-4 with six RBI against the Indians.

Jun 16:
Alvarez hit is ninth and tenth home runs of the season on Saturday against the Indians.

Jun 14:
Alvarez went 0-for-4 Wednesday and is now hitting .191 (34-for-178) for the season.

Jun 10:
Alvarez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Royals, the Pirates' official site reports.

Jun 09:
Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a double Friday against Kansas City.

Jun 07:
Alvarez returned to the lineup Thursday and went 1-for-4 against the Reds.

Jun 06:
The Pirates are expected to keep Alvarez on the bench for another game Wednesday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Jun 04:
Alvarez might not get back into the starting lineup when the Pirates resume play Tuesday, the Pirates' official site reports.

Jun 03:
Alvarez is not in Sunday's lineup against the Brewers, the Pirates' official site reports.

May 29:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles Monday afternoon against the Reds.

May 27:
Alvarez launched the Pirates' first three-run homer of the season Sunday.

May 26:
Alvarez returned to the lineup and went 1-for-4 with a run scored Friday.

May 25:
Alvarez is back in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Cubs, the Pirates' official Twitter page reports.

May 23:
Alvarez is not in the lineup against lefty Jon Niese on Wednesday, the Pirates' official Twitter feed reports.

May 22:
Alvarez doubled off Johan Santana on Monday to help keep his average above the Mendoza Line at .202.

May 20:
Alvarez has zero home runs and two RBI since the Bucs moved him into the cleanup spot May 6.

May 16:
Alvarez grounded out weakly to second base on the first pitch he saw as a pinch-hitter Wednesday.

May 13:
Alvarez collected his first RBI in eight games Sunday.

May 11:
Alvarez will bat cleanup Friday against righty Bud Norris and the Astros.

May 09:
Alvarez is 0-for-12 with nine stranded runners since moving into the cleanup spot May 5.

May 07:
Alvarez walked in four consecutive plate appearances between Saturday and Sunday against the Reds.

May 06:
Alvarez went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks while batting cleanup Saturday for the Bucs.

May 05:
Alvarez went 1-for-3 and drove in the Pirates' lone run Friday against the Reds.

May 03:
Alvarez belted a two-run homer to left-center and went 2-for-4 Thursday afternoon.

May 02:
Alvarez went 2-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored Wednesday.

Apr 30:
Alvarez cracked a two-run dinger off lefty Mike Minor on Monday for his fourth homer and eighth extra-base hit in the last 10 games.

Apr 29:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with a double Sunday, lifting his average to an even .200 mark.

Apr 28:
Alvarez collected a pair of doubles Saturday, going 2-for-4 while striking out two times.

Apr 27:
Alvarez went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks Friday against Atlanta.

Apr 26:
Alvarez has three homers and a .300 batting average in his last 20 at-bats.

Apr 21:
Alvarez went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's win over the Cardinals.

Apr 20:
Two days after smacking his second home run of the year - and coincidentally his second hit of the year - Alvarez was 0-for-3 with two more strikeouts Friday night.

Apr 19:
Alvarez stroked his second hit and home run of the year Wednesday.

Apr 16:
Alvarez is on the bench against lefty Joe Saunders on Monday, the Pirates' official Twitter feed reports.

Apr 14:
Alvarez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Giants, according to the Pirates' official Twitter page.

Apr 12:
Alvarez hit the ball hard twice Wednesday, but had nothing to show for it in an 0-for-3 night.

Apr 10:
Alvarez will not start Tuesday against Clayton Kershaw.

Apr 08:
Alvarez swatted a mammoth home run Sunday afternoon against the Phillies.

Apr 07:
Alvarez is sitting against Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee on Saturday, the Pirates' official Twitter feed reports.

Mar 29:
Alvarez went 2-for-5 on Thursday against Minnesota.

Mar 27:
Alvarez raised his batting average to .135 on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 with three strikeouts.

Mar 26:
Alvarez (knee) will return to the lineup Monday night, Rob Biertempfel of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Mar 25:
Pittsburgh GM, Neal Huntington, said that a healthy Alvarez (knee) would start the season in the majors instead of Triple-A because of advanced learning challenges, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Mar 23:
Alvarez will be sidelined through the weekend due to knee inflammation, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Mar 21:
Alvarez had two hits -- including a homer -- in an intrasquad game Wednesday, but has struggled over the last week-plus.

Mar 11:
Alvarez poked his second dinger of the spring Sunday.

Mar 07:
Alvarez belted an opposite-field homer off Toronto's Kyle Drabek and went 2-for-3 on Wednesday afternoon.

Mar 05:
Alvarez looked lost at the plate Monday, going 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.

Feb 27:
Alvarez has impressed manager Clint Hurdle thus far in camp, the Pirates' Web site reports.

Feb 13:
Alvarez "will get the first shot" at third base, according to manager Clint Hurdle, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.

Sep 24:
Alvarez is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds, according to the Pirates' official Twitter page.

Sep 23:
Alvarez will make his fourth start in five games Friday.

Sep 21:
Alvarez is not in the lineup for Wednesday's tilt against the Diamondbacks, the Pirates' official site reports.