For the first time since Sunday, the sun is shining at City Stadium as the Dash and Hillcats prepare to wrap up a four-game set.

Some things to wrap up:

* The Hillcats won their fifth game this year on the season’s seventh day. Last year, Lynchburg didn’t get win No. 5 until 14 games into the year.

* Caught up with RHP Bryan Morris yesterday evening as he came back to town to a pack a few things before heading back to Florida for four weeks of rehab in extended spring training. He was supposed to start last Sunday against Potomac but felt a twinge in his shoulder during his throwing program. Considering Morris had already gone through Tommy John surgery, it’s understandable that he was a bit wary heading up to Pittsburgh to see team doctors. But the report was as positive as possible.

“There was no tear in the labrum or the rotator cuff,“ Morris said. “I had an impingement that caused a lot of swelling to build up around the labrum and was causing pain.

“Before you find out what’s going on, it’s always in the back of your mind—am I going under the knife again? Initially, that’s the first thing went through my mind. But I relaxed, got the MRI, looked at it, and everything was good. It’s actually something that’s very treatable. Just something that if I go down to Florida and take care of it and stay on top of it, I should be fine.“

Morris expects to be back in Lynchburg in mid-May if everything goes well.

Morris was a key part of the three-way trade between the Pirates, Dodgers and Red Sox that involved Manny Ramirez and Jason Bay, among others. Baseball America rated Morris the Pirates’ fifth-best prospect heading into the year. He was a former first-round draft pick of the Dodgers.

The BA scouting report, courtesy of Baseball America’s 2009 Prospect handbook:

“Like Brad Lincoln, Morris was a 2006 first-rounder who missed all of 2007 following Tommy John surgery. The Pirates shut him down late last season when he felt some shoulder pain. Morris’ similarities to Lincoln extend to his stuff and his background as a two-way standout in college. He has a live arm and regained full velocity in his fastball after surgery, sitting at 91-93 mph and touching 95. His hard, big-breaking curveball is his money pitch. He scores points for his competitiveness and work ethic. Pittsburgh attributes Morris’ shoulder soreness to simple fatigue, but he still will have to prove he can hold up over a full season.“

Other BA impressions of Morris: Changeup is a work in progress. ... Meachanics aren’t quite ideal and arm tends to fly open in his delivery. ... Lacks consistent control and command at this point. ... One of the few high-ceiling arms in the system. ... Could move up quickly once he starts throwing strikes. ... Recovered from offseason surgery to repair a ligament in his right big toe.

* Pedro Alvarez opened the season going 3-for-4 against Potomac. Since then, he’s 1-for-20. But when you break Alvarez’s at-bats down during the skid, you’ll see he’s still making positive things happen. A look:

4-10 vs. Potomac
—Strikeout swinging, two outs, bases empty
—Groundout to first, runner on second, two outs
—Groundout second to first, RBI
—Groundout to first, runner on second, two outs
—Groundout first to pitcher, RBI

4-11 vs. Potomac
—Strikeout swinging, two outs, bases empty
—Flyout to center, two outs, bases empty
—Leadoff groundout third to first
—Strikeout swinging, two outs, bases empty
(Easy to attack Alvarez when he never comes up in a threatening situation)

4-12 vs. Potomac
—Flyout to center, advances runner to third
—Pop foul to catcher
—Pop foul to third
—Groundout to second, runner on second, two outs

4-13 vs. Winston-Salem
—Walk
—Walk
—Walk
—Groundout to first, fielder’s choice

4-14 vs. Winston-Salem
—Strikeout swinging, runners on first and second, one out
—Walk
—Leadoff flyout to center
—Sac fly to deep right, RBI
—Groundout to second, runner on first, no one out

4-15 vs. Winston-Salem
—Flyout to center, moves runner to third
—Single to left
—Sac fly to left, RBI
—Strikeout swinging, bases empty, one out

Manager P.J. Forbes’ take on the Alvarez skid: “The big point of emphasis with him is, you know, you’re not going to hit a three-run homer every time. But when you have a chance to drive a guy in, drive him in. Whatever it takes. I thought he had a great two-strike at-bat when he lined the single to left (Wednesday). And he got a pitch he could do something with with a runner on third and less than two (out). That’s part of the maturation of his game. I’m glad to see he’s going in that direction.“