Alonso received the first AL Player of the Week award of his career after hitting .409 (9-for-22) with a double, five home runs, 10 RBI and three walks in the six games between May 1-7, Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle reports. "It's well-deserved, certainly, and it's not just the week," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "He's been doing that the whole year for us, so a nice little feather in his cap."

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Alonso has already tied the career-high nine homers he compiled with the Padres in 2012, following a spring in which he slashed .389/.500/.648 over 24 games. The veteran first baseman made tweaks to his swing in the offseason, and Melvin credits the 30-year-old's methodical daily routine in batting practice with his continued success. Alonso's RBI (24), OBP (.371) and slugging (.638) are all presently team bests,