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Brewers second baseman Jean Segura went 4 for 5 in Saturday's win over the Cubs. Segura hit his first triple of the season and drove in two runs, giving him 10 on the year.

He lifted his average to .298 and stole his fifth base.

Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon was back at the top of the order Saturday night against the Padres.

Blackmon sat out Friday against Padres starter Ian Kennedy. DJ LeMahieu, who batted leadoff on Friday, was bumped to the No. 8 in the order.

Blackmon is hitting .290/.330/.432 with two homers and 11 RBI over 21 games.

Colorado is an underdog (+125) Petco Park, per VegasInsider.com.

The Giants returned second baseman Joe Panik and first baseman Brandon Belt to the starting lineup on Saturday against the Angels. Both players received a day off on Friday.

Panik, who was the walk-off hero in the Giants' win Friday night, was back playing second base and batting second. Panik has been alternating starts with Matt Duffy over the past week.

Belt returned to first base and was batting sixth for manager Bruce Bochy on Saturday. Belt has been hitting well lately, batting .385 over his last 10 games. Although, the team is hoping he finds his power swing, as he has yet to hit a home run this year and has just five RBI.

Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon was back in the lineup for a rehab game on Friday. Rendon went 0 for 2 with a walk while playing second base for Double A Harrisburg.

He had been recovering from a knee injury sustained in spring training, but has not played in a rehab game since being scratched with tightness in his side earlier in the week.

Rendon is expected to play two more games this weekend before rejoining the Nationals for Monday's series-opener against the Marlins, according to MASNSports.com. 

Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson did all he could to help his club avoid defeat Friday against the Indians. Donaldson, who was moved to the leadoff spot in the lineup, went 2 for 3 with two walks, a run scored and a solo home run.

The homer was Donaldson's sixth of the year and came on Carlos Carrasco's second pitch of the game. It doesn't seem to matter where manager John Gibbons puts Donaldson in the lineup these days, as he is hitting .282 with three home runs and six RBI over his last 10 games. 

The Giants are going with Matt Duffy and Andrew Susac in Friday night's lineup for their game against the Angels. 

Duffy has been alternating starts at second base with Joe Panik and has been tabbed for this one. Susac is getting the start at catcher, meaning Buster Posey will play first base.

Brandon Belt is not starting as Nori Aoki is in the lineup and playing in left field. 

What was anticipated has become reality as Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon is set to start Friday for Double-A Harrisburg. He is playing second and batting second.

Rendon, who is rehabbing from knee surgery and has also experienced tightness in his side, will be getting accustomed to that position. It has been determined that he will make the switch from third base upon his return to Washington.

With Jose Reyes on the disabled list and Devon Travis getting his second day off this season, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons decided to shake up his lineup Friday against the Indians.

Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion all moved up one spot in the lineup, which meant Donaldson moved into the leadoff spot. It was the first time in Donaldson's career he hit leadoff.

Russell Martin moved into the cleanup spot, which is usually where Encarnacion bats. He was followed by Kevin Pillar, Michael Saunders, Dalton Pompey, Ryan Goins (who started for Travis) and Jonathan Diaz.

Nationals' infielder Anthony Rendon, who is currently rehabbing from a knee surgery suffered in spring training, may not return to third base when he makes it back to Washington's lineup. Yunel Escobar is expected to stay at the hot corner, while Rendon moves over to second base, reports CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

Escobar has committed just one error in 19 games at third this season, and has said he is more comfortable at third than second. Meanwhile, Rendon has played over 100 games at second in his career, and the move from third should take some pressure off of his knee.

Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon took grounders and ran Thursday, which should result in a return to the lineup Friday for Double-A Harrisburg if he feels well enough, according to the Washington Post.

Rendon has missed some action at that level with tightness to his side. He had been recovering from a knee injury that forced him into the minor league rehab assignment. He has yet to play a big league game this season.

Matt Williams has stated that Rendon will likely need five or six more rehab games before returning to the Nationals.