With a hard hit grounder, the ball hopped off the glove of Pirates rookie Pedro Alvarez, caroming over his left shoulder and into shallow left field to shortstop Ronny Cedeno.

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With the Brewers sending a left-handed starter to the mound on Friday against the Pirates, manager John Russell thought it would be a good time to give Pedro Alvarez the night off and get Andy LaRoche some at-bats.

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Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez chatted live online with Pirates fans at pirates.com on Wednesday. During the chat, Alvarez answered questions about his influences, teammates, experience in the big leagues so far and much more.

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There is still no guarantee that Pedro Alvarez will spend his entire career as a third baseman.

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James McDonald struck out six in seven innings, while Garrett Jones and Pedro Alvarez had three RBIs apiece as the Pirates ended a seven-game skid with a 7-1 win over the Marlins.

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Decision time nears for Pirates General Manager Neil Huntington and the rest of the front office staff.  First and second round picks, right-handers Jameson Taillon and Stetson Allie, must be signed by tonight’s midnight deadline.

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Third baseman Pedro Alvarez was out of the starting lineup Monday for just the second time since joining the team on June 16.

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The same story has played out within each level of the Pirates' organization since Pedro Alvarez, the No.

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The same story has played out within each level of the Pirates' organization since Pedro Alvarez, the No. 2 overall pick of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, has played

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PITTSBURGH (AP) Pedro Alvarez helped send the Pirates to a first-inning lead not seen in Pittsburgh in 117 years. And the Pirates sure needed it. Alvarez hit a grand slam in Pittsburghs nine-ru

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PITTSBURGH (AP) Pedro Alvarez helped send the Pirates to a first-inning lead not seen in Pittsburgh in 117 years.

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PITTSBURGH – Prized Pittsburgh rookie Pedro Alvarez is finally hitting. So are the rest of the Pirates.

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PITTSBURGH – Prized Pittsburgh rookie Pedro Alvarez is finally hitting.

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Six weeks ago the Pirates called up top prospects Pedro Alvarez, Jose Tabata, and Brad Lincoln, but now only the two hitters remain in Pittsburgh after Lincoln was demoted back to Triple-A yesterday. Lincoln managed just four Quality Starts in…

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PITTSBURGH Prized Pittsburgh rookie Pedro Alvarez is finally hitting. So are the rest of the Pirates.

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PITTSBURGH Prized Pittsburgh rookie Pedro Alvarez is finally hitting.

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Led by huge nights from Delwyn Young and Pedro Alvarez, the Pirates' suddenly unstoppable offense beat up on the Brewers, 15-3, in front of 13,532 fans at PNC Park.

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PITTSBURGH Pedro Alvarez had two home runs for the second consecutive game and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 15-3 Wednesday night.

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PITTSBURGH Pedro Alvarez helped send the Pirates to a first-inning lead not seen in Pittsburgh in 117 years. And the Pirates sure needed it.

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Pedro Alvarez hit a grand slam in Pittsburgh’s nine-run first and a solo drive in the second for his first career multihomer game, helping the Pirates beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-9 on Tuesday night. Pittsburgh Pirates – Milwaukee Brewers – Pedro Alvarez – Grand Slams – Arts

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