MLB Player News

LeMahieu is not in the lineup Saturday against the Giants, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

It looks like nothing more than a scheduled day off for LeMahieu, the regular starter at second base this season. He'll be relieved Saturday by Cristhian Adames, who's making his first start since Wednesday.

Asche (oblique) went 1-for-5 with a run scored in his first rehab game at Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday.

Asche is now 6-for-39 with two home runs, 13 strikeouts and three walks across three minor league levels on his rehab assignment. He could rejoin the Phillies this weekend or at the latest by the middle of next week when his rehab assignment has to end.

Arenado went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI Friday against the Giants.

The third baseman has hit safely in five of the last 10 games, but he's gone a mere 7-for-36 (.194) over that span, so Colorado clearly needs more production out of him. A silver lining is the fact that Arenado has driven runs in the last two games, and he's one of the NL leaders in that department with 36.

Newman suffered a fractured left orbital bone Thursday while playing for High-A Bradenton, Pirates Prospects reports.

He'll travel to Pittsburgh for further evaluation, but it wouldn't be surprising to see the No. 1 draft choice miss at least a month. Newman is hitting .346/.414/.444 in 38 games this season.

Asche (oblique) said he is nearly ready to come off the disabled list, Marc Narducci of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. "I am close for sure," Asche said. "There are a couple of little things I need to shore up in the box, kind of leading to some not-so-favorable results."

Asche went 0-for-4 with a walk Thursday with Double-A Reading. He is just 2-for-16 in four games with Reading after a five game stint with High-A Clearwater where he was 3-for-18. He is expected to have his rehab transferred to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Friday and could rejoin the Phillies this weekend or early next week.

Segura went 2-for-5 with a double and scored twice in Thursday's loss to the Pirates.

Segura showed no ill-effects in his first game back after being hit in the head and taken to the hospital on Tuesday. He's off to a nice start this season, slashing .318/.348/.480 through 198 at-bats. The infielder should be inserted back into lineups without hesitation moving into the weekend.

Arenado drove in a run, but struck out twice in a 0-for-4 performance Thursday against the Red Sox.

The 25-year-old third baseman has hit safely in only one of the past five games, but he still found a way to produce on offense with an RBI. However, Arenado has hit .142 in the past 10 games, and it's no secret Colorado needs his offense in the middle of the order.

Segura (head) is back in the lineup Thursday against the Pirates, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Segura went to the hospital after taking a pitch to the head Tuesday and was subsequently held out of Wednesday's lineup. However, he was not diagnosed with a concussion, and he'll return to his usual spot atop the lineup Thursday. Brandon Drury, who started at second base Wednesday, will shift to right field and bat fifth.

Duffy went 2-for-5 with an RBI, a run and strikeout against the Padres on Wednesday.

Duffy extended his hitting streak to six games with an RBI single in the sixth, and he's seen the ball pretty well of late going 8-for-21 during that span. His average rose to .250 for the first time since May 15, so things are definitively trending up for the 25-year-old infielder.

Asuaje went 4-for-4 with two runs in Triple-A El Paso's 9-1 victory over Iowa on Wednesday.

Asuaje, batting second in the order for the Chihuahuas, continued his streaky hitting and his average is now up to .331 on the season. He's recorded four multi-hit games in the last 10 as well as tallying nine runs and seven RBI. The 24-year-old has impressed in his first stint at the Triple-A level and if he continues to swing a hot bat, he could receive a big league promotion at some point in 2016.