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LeMahieu is out of the lineup for the second straight night Thursday against the Giants, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

This looks like a continued effort from manager Walt Weiss to help LeMahieu in his chase for the National League batting title. Sitting the keystoner, who's hitting .349 along with 11 homers, 103 runs scored and 11 stolen bases, against a tough arm like Cueto seems to fit that plan. At least an NL batting title gives Colorado something to play -- or in this case, not play -- for. The Rockies deployed a similar plan for Justin Morneau down the stretch when he won the honor in 2014. He'll probably suit up at least once more before the end of the year, but his owners will have to check his daily status. On Thursday, Daniel Descalso will slide over to second and occupy the two hole.

Segura left Thursday's game against the Nationals with a cramp under his left rib cage, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports. The Diamondbacks don't believe the injury is serious but will re-evaluate Friday.

The 26-year-old put together a 1-for-3 afternoon with one run scored and his 32nd stolen base of his renaissance season, in which he boasts career highs of a .319 average, 20 home runs, 97 runs scored, 64 RBI and an .864 OPS. His fantasy owners still playing surely need him to help them in championship week but will have to wait for an update.

Segura was removed from Thursday's game with an apparent injury.

It's not clear what type of injury Segura suffered, but it occurred during an at-bat during the top of the seventh inning and he was unable to continue. Expect Segura's status to be updated when more details become available.

Bregman went 1-for-4 with an RBI in his return to the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners.

Making his first start since Sept. 14 after dealing with a hamstring injury, Bregman was back in the two-hole and delivered an RBI single in the fifth inning. Prior to his injury, the 22-year-old was on fire, hitting .316 with three home runs and 12 RBI over 13 games in September. His return to the lineup is a welcome sight for the Astros, who are barely clinging onto playoff hope. However, another loss or Orioles win would eliminate them from contention.

LeMahieu is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Giants.

The Rockies are going with a decidedly left-handed lineup against San Francisco's Jeff Samardzija on Wednesday, plugging Daniel Descalso in at second base in place of LeMahieu. Samardzija has given up 41 XBH to left-handed batters this season, including 12 home runs. LeMahieiu figures to draw back in Thursday against Johnny Cueto.

Peterson is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Phillies.

Peterson tallied two hits Tuesday, but he will be held out in favor of Daniel Castro, a right-handed hitter, with the Braves taking on left-hander Adam Morgan on Wednesday.

Bregman (hamstring) is in the lineup Wednesday against the Mariners, Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Bregman has been working back from a hamstring injury, and as of Tuesday morning, it was unclear whether he'd be able to return to action in 2016. The infielder made a surprise appearance in Tuesday night's matchup with Seattle, entering as a pinch hitter and going 1-for-1 at the plate with an RBI single. Bregman was initially scheduled to fly to Florida to work in the Astros' Instructional League, but he'll instead remain in Houston and get the starting nod at third base Wednesday afternoon. It will be Bregman's first start since Sept. 14.

Segura went 1-for-4 with a leadoff homer Tuesday against the Nationals.

Segura hit Max Scherzer's first pitch out of the park to reach 20 homers for the first time in his career. The middle infielder has proven himself to be much more than a light-hitting speedster, reaching half of last season's home run total with three in just the past two games. He's currently the only hitter in baseball with at least 20 homers and 30 steals.

Rendon went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks.

Rendon's three-run shot followed Stephen Drew's sac fly in a four-run sixth inning that accounted for all of Washington's offense. The 26-year-old infielder established a new career high of 84 RBI in this performance, surpassing the 83 he had in a breakout 2014 campaign.

Bregman (hamstring) made a surprise pinch hit appearance Tuesday against the Mariners, going 1-for-1 with an RBI single.

It wasn't even clear that Bregman would play again this season. He had a flight booked to get work in the Instructional League in Florida, but that flight was canceled after Tuesday's game. Bregman was immediately taken out in favor of a pinch runner after the hit, so it's not clear when he will be healthy enough to return to the lineup for a full game. This is an encouraging development that offers his owners some hope that they will get more production from the star rookie before the end of the season.