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Segura went 3-for-6 with a double, a walk and two RBI in Sunday's 10-9 victory over the Dodgers.

Segura raised his NL-leading hit total to 189 with a pair of singles and his 38th double, capping the four-game set with his third straight multi-hit performance. The 26-year-old has caught fire over his past six games, batting .517 with five home runs and eight RBI. He's currently slashing .319/.365/.490 -- all career highs.

Escobar is not in the lineup Sunday against the Mets.

Escobar has started seven consecutive games and gone a dismal 1-for-28 (.036) in that time. James Beresford will start at the hot corner while Escobar heads to the bench.

Rendon is not in the lineup Sunday against the Braves, Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post reports.

Rendon has started the past nine games, so he'll head to the bench to get some rest. Wilmer Difo will take over for him at the hot corner for the day.

Peterson (ankle) is in the starting lineup Sunday against the Nationals, batting seventh and playing second base.

Peterson missed the past two games due to an ankle injury, but it seems the 26-year-old's ankle is good enough for him to play in the series finale. As long as his ankle stays healthy, he'll likely get plenty of innings at the keystone for the remainder of the season.

Segura went 2-for-4 with a solo homer -- his 17th of the season -- in Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.

Add another homer -- his fifth in his last five games -- to the 26-year-old shortstop's career-best total. Segura is the NL hit leader with 186, his superb average (.317) ranks fourth in the NL, while his 30 steals ties him for fourth in the NL.

Valencia went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer Saturday in a 11-2 win over Texas.

Amid questions this week of whether he'd even remain on the Athletics roster the rest of the season, Valencia has proved himself valuable as the team has won five of its last six while averaging 10 runs a game. Valencia has totaled nine runs and has reached base 10 times over that period and is slashing .289/.347/.458 with 69 runs, 17 homers and 51 RBI on the season.

Ramirez went 1-for-4 with a game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning and a walk in Saturday's 1-0 victory over the Tigers.

The third baseman put an end to the scoreless marathon with his clutch single off reliever Justin Wilson, plating Jason Kipnis with the winning run. Ramirez has followed up a stellar August in which he slashed .350/.387/.581 by hitting safely in 14 of his first 16 games of September, with four multi-hit efforts over that span.

Alvarez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and walk in Friday's 5-4 victory over the Rays.

The slugger was the first to break through against Chris Archer, tagging him for a 435-foot solo shot in the second that cut the Rays' 2-0 lead in half. The blast represented Alvarez's first RBI since Sept. 6, and the homer was his second of September. After a solid August in which he slashed .297/.357/.641, Alvarez is hitting just .222 over his first 27 at-bats this month, but his three doubles and pair of round-trippers have played a large part in his .556 slugging percentage.

Longoria went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Orioles.

The veteran slugger took Ubaldo Jimenez deep in the first to open the scoring on the night, his 34th round-tripper on the season. Although he's only hitting .222 overall in 63 September at-bats, he's tallied three straight multihit efforts and has gone 5-for-9 with two home runs and seven RBI over the first two games of the current series versus the Orioles. His home-run total is a career high, while his 93 RBI represent his best number in that category since 2011.

Peterson (ankle) remains out of the lineup Saturday against the Nationals.

Peterson was scratched from Friday's lineup with a sprained ankle, and the ailment will keep him out of action for at least one more day. Gordon Beckham will get the nod at second base Saturday, as was the case Friday night.