Pedro Alvarez hits 26th home run

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez hit his 26th home run of the season in his team's 4-2 win over the Nationals Wednesday. It was the only hit of the game for Alvarez, who also walked once and scored two runs.

Alvarez has homered in two straight games, putting him just four home runs away from matching last year's career high of 30 home runs. He has hit .244/.302/.509 in 328 at-bats.