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Phillies third baseman Cody Asche went 2 for 5 with a solo home run in his team's 5-4 loss to the Marlins Tuesday.

Asche followed up a home run in the eighth inning with one of his own to tie the game before the Phillies went on to lose in 11 innings. The homer was his first since returning from the disabled list in mid-June. Asche has hit .253/.317/.406 with five home runs and 25 RBI in 170 at-bats.

Rockies infielder DJ LeMahieu went 1 for 3 with a solo home run in his team's 7-1 loss to the Nationals Tuesday.

LeMahieu's eighth-inning blast was the only offense the Rockies could muster in the face of a dominant effort by Stephen Strasburg. The infielder owns a seven-game hitting streak, and he has hit .272/.333/.346 with three home runs, 24 RBI and eight stolen bases in 257 at-bats.

Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez (neck) and shortstop Jean Segura (leg) returned to the starting lineup Tuesday at Toronto. Both players only missed Sunday's game vs. Colorado due to injury.

As expected, Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe (oblique) and infielder Eduardo Nunez (hamstring) were activated from the 15-day disabled list Monday.

Despite the continued success of Josh Harrison, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington said Sunday the team is not considering moving Pedro Alvarez to first base to clear up regular at-bats for Harrison at third base. Huntington added he likes the duo of Ike Davis and Gaby Sanchez at first base.

"Ike, the power hasn't been maybe what it was in the past, but he gives us quality, professional at-bats and has played solid defense for us there," Huntington said. "If we can get Pedro back on track to 30-something home runs, being a productive major league hitter and playing adequate defense at third, that's a pretty good tandem to have on the corners."

Huntington said Harrison will continue to fill a utility role for Pittsburgh.

"To play a 162-game season this year, in this environment, it's about depth," Huntington said.

"We're working through all different scenarios, but right now what we feel very comfortable with is Josh bouncing around giving everybody rest."

Major League Baseball announced Monday it has upheld the five-game suspension for Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, who will begin serving his suspension Monday against the Rangers. He will be eligible to return Saturday at Boston.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 1 for 4 with a two-run home run in his team's 12-7 loss to the Rays Sunday.

Machado has endured a disappointing offensive season but has heated up over the past week, smacking home runs in three of his last four games. He'll look to build upon his increased power stroke in the second half to improve upon a .239/.291/.371 line with seven home runs and 17 RBI in 213 at-bats.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez went 2 for 4 with a double, a home run and three RBI in his team's 5-2 win over the Mets Sunday.

Alvarez drove in a run with his double in the first inning to put his team up 3-0 then added two more on his fourth-inning home run. The Mets were only able to respond with two ninth-inning runs. The third baseman has hit .241/.330/.416 with 13 home runs and 42 RBI in 286 at-bats.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss was pleased with the report he received about third baseman Nolan Arenado (finger), who went 2 for 4 with one double and two RBI in his first rehab game with Triple-A Colorado Springs Saturday.

"Got a good report on Nolan. Heard he looked real good," Weiss said, per MLB.com. "You never know how guys are going to show up after missing that much time, but he jumped right in and performed well last night."

Arenado appears on track to rejoin the team Thursday against the Dodgers, but Weiss said he could return earlier than that, if he keeps performing like he did Saturday.

"That one's probably over my head with the medical staff," Weiss said. "But if he gets two hits and two RBI every night on the rehab assignment, I'll push for it."

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