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LeMahieu went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI, a run scored and a stolen base during Friday's win over the Padres.

LeMahieu ripped a bases-loaded double in the second inning, giving him a career-high 62 RBI and extending his current hit streak to seven games. The second baseman is also on pace to obliterate his career mark for batting average, as the trio of hits moved up into a tie for first-place in the National League at .349, alongside Daniel Murphy.

Peterson has been scratched from Friday's lineup due to a left ankle sprain, Kevin McAlpin of 680 The Fan reports.

Gordon Beckham is set to take over at second base and bat sixth in the order in place of the injured Peterson on Friday. It's too early to tell whether Peterson's ankle injury will keep him out for an extended period, but if it does, Beckham would be the logical replacement to see most of the starts at second base for the Braves.

Segura racked up five hits -- two of them homers -- and drove home three runs in six at-bats Wednesday against the Rockies.

This series has taken place in Arizona, not Coors Field, but don't tell Segura that -- he's ripped off consecutive two-homer games and eight hits in a span of 11 at-bats. That's five more hits than he accumulated in the prior seven games put together, as Segura had hit what amounted to a slump for him in this outstanding offensive season he's put together. He just continues growing his new career highs in homers (16), RBI (56) and runs (89).

Segura homered twice in a 3-for-5 game with three runs scored Tuesday against the Rockies.

Segura managed his second multi-homer game of the season and his first since all the way back on Apr. 7 against the Cubs. With 14 home runs, Segura now has a new career high, topping his 12 home runs in 146 games back in 2013 with the Brewers. This has been a breakout year for Segura, whose .312/.358/.470 batting line represents career bests across the board.

Rendon went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run on Monday against the Mets.

Rendon has been a different player since the All-Star break. After hitting .254 in the first half, Rendon has hit .311 since the break, launching as many home runs as he did in the first half in more than 100 fewer at-bats. The infielder has driven in 13 runs in just 11 games this month.

Peterson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Coming off an 0-for-4 Saturday outing, Peterson is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale. With Peterson out, Gordon Beckham will get the nod to start at second and hit eighth.

Asche was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Saturday.

It was unclear if Asche would return to the big leagues in September, but the Phillies will indeed take on the utility player for the final three weeks of the season. Asche has a career .241/.298/.388 slash line in the majors and has the look of a Quadruple-A bat at this point.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in Friday's 4-3 victory over the Pirates.

The slugging third baseman is off to a red-hot start in September, with four multihit efforts and a .357/.379/.464 line over the first 28 at-bats of the month.

Rendon went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in Friday's 5-4 victory over the Phillies.

He erased an early 1-0 deficit with a run-scoring two-bagger that plated Daniel Murphy in the fourth, the 26-year-old's ninth RBI over his first eight games in September. Rendon has hit safely in seven of those contests and is slashing .320/.400/.520 over his first 25 at-bats of the new month.

Arenado went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's win over the Giants.

That's now 37 for Arenado, so he's closing right in on last year's total of 42 homers -- and with three-plus weeks to go, he's already sitting on a career-high 102 runs while being just a dozen short of last year's 130 RBI. Indeed, he's been even better in nearly every facet of the game than he was last year; particularly impressive, he's nearly doubled his walk rate while cutting his strikeout rate from last season. It has to be a scary thought for Arenado's NL West opponents that at 25 years old, he may have even better seasons than this ahead of him.