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Peterson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

Peterson will have a maintenance day as Gordon Beckham starts at second and bats sixth. The club has Monday off, so look for Peterson to return to his spot in the lineup Tuesday against the Twins.

Reynolds was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, ESPN's Adam Rubin reports.

With the activation of Jose Reyes to play shortstop while Asdrubal Cabrera is on the DL, Reynolds was no longer needed to provide infield depth at the big league level. Reynolds posted a .211/.231/.382 slash line with two home runs and a 36.3-percent strikeout rate in 80 plate appearances with the Mets this season.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and walk in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Phillies.

The second baseman provided the second of back-to-back dingers in the ninth to close the Rockies' deficit to 10-6, which ended up being the final score. LeMahieu has now hit safely in four straight and is slashing .400/.529/.575 over 40 at-bats in August.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Braves.

The veteran third baseman is enjoying a successful August, now having hit safely in five straight and reaching safely in 18 consecutive games overall dating back to July 22. The home run was his first since July 30 and he's now slashing .344/.421/.625 over 32 at-bats this month.

Peterson went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs in an 8-5 victory over the Nationals on Friday.

He extended the Braves' lead to 2-0 in the second with a 398-foot solo shot, and later came home on Anthony Recker's blast in the sixth. It was Peterson's first round-tripper since July 22 versus and only his fourth hit in 26 at-bats in August.

Phillies manager Pete Mackanin wouldn't commit to Asche returning to Philadelphia when rosters expand in September, Meghan Montemurro of the News-Journal reports.

The Phillies would like Asche to work between first and third base at Triple-A to increase his versatility and value to the team. The 26-year-old has seen his numbers decrease each of his last three seasons for the Phillies.

Asche was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Asche will head to Lehigh Valley to make room for Peter Bourjos, as Bourjos returned from the disabled list Friday. Asche, who's hitting just .213/.281/.362 for the season, has posted a batting average of just .129 since the All-Star break.

Rendon went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in Wednesday's win over the Indians.

He's become a doubles machine in August, with six of his 10 hits so far on the month being two-baggers, giving Rendon a .357/.441/.571 slash line through eight games with six RBI and five runs scored. He's had a reasonably productive season so far but it looks like Rendon's saved his best work for the stretch run.

Segura went 3-for-5 with a walk and a pair of doubles and runs scored in the Diamondbacks extra innings win over the Mets on Wednesday.

Segura had been just a bit cold of late, hitting just .254 over his previous 15 games entering Wednesday, but turned things around with the three-hit day. The solid night raised Segura's batting average to .311 on the year, and the doubles give him 41 extra-base hits, more than respectable for a leadoff hitter.

Peterson is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Brewers.

Typically Peterson gets the nod against righties, but after notching just one hit in his last 15 at-bats he will take a seat Wednesday against righty Chase Anderson. Gordon Beckham will get the start at second base and hit seventh.