Orioles designated hitter Pedro Alvarez has gotten past his slow first week with the team. He has hits in his last four games, and manager Buck Showalter still has hope for what the former Pirates star can bring to Baltimore.
“You’ve got to trust the track record," Showalter said Saturday, before Alvarez drove in his first run as an Oriole. "He’s been a pretty good offensive performer for a while. He’s going to have to play some first base, third base. He’s going to have to play some defense at some point this year, and that’s one thing I wish I could get him out there for.