Thrust into a starting role just minutes before game time, Pedro Alvarez jumped at the opportunity to play instead of watch. "Pete was bouncing around like a guy on his first day in Little League," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He embraces it. A lot of people don't." Alvarez certainly made most of the unexpected start, hitting a pair of home runs and driving in three runs to carry Baltimore past the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Sunday. read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380429101
