Getty Images Pedro Alvarez followed up Tuesday’s two-homer game with another home run and a double as the Pirates topped the Cardinals 5-0 on Wednesday.
Alvarez ended the three-game series 8-for-13 with seven RBI. It’s just his latest outburst against the Cardinals. For the season, he’s hitting .397 with seven homers, 13 runs scored and 23 RBI in 58 at-bats against the Cardinals. He’s at .225 with 19 homers, 42 runs scored and 47 RBI in 447 at-bats against everyone else.
To put that in perspective, Alvarez averages one homer every eight at-bats and one RBI every 2.5 at-bats versus the Cards. He averages one homer every 24 at-bats and one RBI every 9.5 at-bats versus the rest of baseball.
Unfortunately for Alvarez, tonight’s game was the Pirates’ last against against the Cardinals this year. They won the season series 8-7, but they’re still one game back of St. Louis for second place in the NL Central.
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- redguy12588 - Aug 29, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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He’s been fantastic this season. It’s been a lot of fun watching him improve as the season goes on. No one ever thought that he’d have the patience to put up a .350 OBP, but he’s at .330 right now and .360 since the break. Pirates have themselves a nice core for the next 5-6 years, and the aces are looming.
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- johnnyb1976 - Aug 29, 2012 at 11:40 PM
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Reds magic number is 24. Just saying.
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- hushbrother - Aug 30, 2012 at 2:51 AM
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Pedro has the saddest face in baseball, but hopefully these home runs made him feel better.
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- steelbeast725 - Aug 30, 2012 at 5:49 AM
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They have a rather easy schedule in sept
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- proudlycanadian - Aug 30, 2012 at 7:35 AM
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The SPCA should investigate this guy.
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- psunick - Aug 30, 2012 at 11:45 AM
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Those numbers against everyone else aren’t all that bad, either!
