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Phillies third baseman Cody Asche was removed from Wednesday's game against the Mets with an apparent hamstring injury. Asche singled in the seventh inning and suffered the injury during the play before being replaced by a pinch runner.

Asche was 1 for 3 with a walk and a run before exiting.

Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon is not in the team's starting lineup Wednesday against the Marlins. 

Rendon will be replaced by Steve Lombardozzi at second. Rendon is hitting .257/.316/.393 in 280 at-bats. 

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez reached every time he was at the plate Tuesday against the Brewers.

Alvarez went 4 for 4, with two singles, a double and a home run. He walked in his other plate appearance, reaching five times. Alvarez is hitting .240/.302/.496 in 450 at-bats. 

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado had a three-hit night Monday in a win over the Giants. Arenado went 3 for 4 with three singles in the ballgame.

He didn't drive in any runs from the No. 5 spot in the order, but he did score twice for the Rockies in the 6-1 win. He's batting .269 on the season.

Arenado has gone 5 for 8 in his last two games with a double and three runs scored. He has 43 runs driven in and nine homers on the year over 401 at-bats as a 22-year-old.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado knocked a pair of hits against Miami on Sunday.

Arenado finished 2 for 4 with a run scored and an RBI in the victory. He also hit his 23rd double of the season in raising his batting line to .264/.301/.411.

Since the second half began, Brewers shortstop Jean Segura is batting .242 (32 for 132), dropping his season average from .325 to .304. He also has just two RBI in his last 22 games and one home run in his last 54 games.

"I feel OK. I'm just struggling a little bit," Segura said, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "At some point it's going to happen to every player in baseball. I feel OK. Just go out there and try to do the best I can. Now the team is doing well. I know it's going to come so I'll just keep grinding. I've never had a bad slump in a year. It's not easy hitting .300 in the big leagues, especially facing the same teams in our division. They've got good pitching. I'll just keep grinding and see how I finish."

Segura has appeared in 125 games and started 122 at shortstop. He also played 35 games in the Dominican Winter League and took 60 at-bats in spring training. Segura admits he's started to feel worn down.

"I could give him off days, but he doesn't really want them," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. "I try to give him some days here and there. He doesn't seem quite the same. I don't know if it's just fatigue. He was so hot early. I don't know, but we'll try to watch him."

Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon is not in the team's lineup against the Cubs Wednesday. 

Rendon will be replaced by Steve Lombardozzi. In 70 games, Rendon is hitting .262/.322/.403 over 263 at-bats. 

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez hit his 31st home run Monday against the Padres.

Alvarez took Andrew Cashner deep for a solo shot in the sixth inning. He finished the game 2 for 4, with two runs and one RBI. He's hitting .234/.295/.482 in 427 at-bats. 

With an 0-for-3 performance Wednesday against the Padres, Rockies rookie third baseman Nolan Arenado's hitting streak came to an end at 10 games. Arenado hit .432 (16 for 37) with a .568 slugging percentage, 1.031 OPS, one triple, three doubles, five RBI and five runs during his hitting streak.

Arenado is off to a promising start in the second half. After batting .244 with a .395 slugging percentage and .678 OPS in 72 first-half games, Arenado is batting .341 with a .477 slugging percentage and .850 OPS in 25 second-half games.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to 10 games Wednesday against the Rangers, one night after picking up his 35th stolen base in unconventional fashion. Segura was left hanging off third base after a botched bunt attempt, but managed to swipe home anyways after the Rangers botched the rundown.

Segura now has 35 steals with about a month and a half left in the season, and he isn't satisfied until he settles on a nice, big round number.

"I've always been an aggressive runner," Segura told MLB.com. "It's a part of my game, stealing and running. One of my goals is 50 [steals]."

Segura is hitting .313 with an .809 OPS on the season, and he ranks second in the National League in steals.