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Brewers shortstop Jean Segura was unable to return to the starting lineup Saturday.

Segura left Friday's game with a hand injury. He was considered questionable entering Saturday's game. Segura is hitting .234/.268/.318 over 415 at-bats. 

Phillies infielder Cody Asche led the charge as the Phillies mounted a come-from-behind win Friday over the Giants.

Asche tied the game late with his eighth-inning home run, a two-run shot. He got on base again in the 10th inning and ultimately came around to score the winning run, as the Phillies triumphed, 5-3. He finished the game 2 for 4 with two runs scored and two driven in.

Asche needed Friday's  game to break out of a slump, as he was just 2 for 23 over his previous seven games. He is hitting .245/.298/.384 in 302 at-bats overall.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado maintained the production Friday night that has landed him in a consistently primo spot in the lineup.

The cleanup hitter slugged a solo home run leading off the second inning to put his team on the board in a loss to Cincinnati. He added a single to give him one-third of the Colorado hits in the game. He now owns a strong stat line on the season of .288/.326/.488.

Brewers second baseman Jean Segura was forced out of Friday's game against the Dodgers with a contusion of the right hand, the team announced.

Segura was thrown out at second on a double play in the seventh and was removed for Rickie Weeks in the eighth. He finished 0 for 1 with two walks. His status remains uncertain for Saturday's game in Los Angeles.

Pirates infielder Pedro Alvarez is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals at third base, his first start there in nearly two weeks.

Alvarez, who started the team's last two games as a designated hitter, has been putting in extra infield practice with the expectation he would make the transition to first base soon. However, he has yet to appear in a game at first base, and his role moving forward is not yet known. 

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is expected to need just the minimum amount of time to recover from his sprained right knee, reports the Baltimore Sun Friday.

Machado was placed on the DL Wednesday as a result of the injury, but manager Buck Showalter told reporters Thursday he doesn't expect Machado's recovery time to extend far beyond the minimum 15 days on the DL.

"We've got a pretty good feel," Showalter said. "We've got our arms around it. Hopefully, it will manage itself during [the DL] period, and he will be back there or close to it."

The team wants Machado to begin baseball activities Aug. 24, in order to return in the minimum amount of time. The specific ligament injured has not yet been announced. 

The Padres have promoted infielder Jace Peterson to replace on the roster Yonder Alonso, who has been placed on the disabled list.

The 24-year-old Peterson has just five hits in 50 at-bats in previous stints with San Diego this season.

The Brewers are throwing a skeleton lineup at the host Cubs on Thursday afternoon. Standouts Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez and Jean Segura are all out of the lineup.

Braun has been slumping with just five hits in his last 34 at-bats and no home runs since July 24. Segura has also struggled recently to the tune of a 3-for-18 slide and no extra-base hits since Aug. 2. Ramirez is batting .200 in his last five games.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 5-3 loss to the Padres Wednesday.

LeMahieu was 0 for 10 in his last three games before breaking through Wednesday. His last extra-base hit came back on July 25, while his last home run was all the way back on July 1. LeMahieu has hit .264/.318/.339 with four home runs, 30 RBI and eight stolen bases in 375 at-bats.

The Orioles announced Wednesday third baseman Manny Machado was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a right knee sprain. The move is retroactive to Aug. 12.