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Giants third baseman Matt Duffy hit a solo home run in the sixth inning of Tuesday's win over the Mets. 

Duffy went 2 for 3 with a walk. He extended his hitting streak to four straight games, three of them multi-hit games. The home run was his fifth of the year and the second in four games. He drove in his 26th run of the season. 

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura failed to record a hit in Monday's victory over the Pirates. The hitless effort snapped Segura's 10-game hitting streak. During the streak, Segura was batting .364 (16 for 44) with two doubles, two triples and a home run.

The run raised his season average more than 30 points to .289, though Monday's 0-for-4 dropped him down to a .282 clip.

Second baseman Danny Espinosa was held out of the Nationals' lineup on Sunday, after starting eight of the last nine games.

Espinosa is replaced by Anthony Rendon, who starts his second game at second base, both coming in the last four outings. 

Rendon will bat cleanup. 

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Braves.

Alvarez is taking a seat against Braves lefty Alex Wood. Sean Rodriguez will start at first base and bat seventh.

The Pirates are road favorites (-148) in Atlanta, per VegasInsider.com.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson is in the starting lineup and batting leadoff in Sunday's matchup with the Pirates.

Peterson has been sidelined since Wednesday with a hand injury. He has hit .262/.335/.337 with one home run, 22 RBI and six stolen bases in 172 at-bats.

The Braves are home underdogs (+138) on Sunday, per VegasInsider.com.

The Rockies put on an offensive show in their 10-5 win against the Marlins on Saturday.

As a team, the Rockies put 17 hits on the board -- three hits apiece for CF Charlie Blackmon, 2B DJ LeMahieu and 1B Wilin Rosario.

Rosario (4) and RF Carlos Gonzalez (5) both hit home runs, and 3B Nolan Arenado and C Michael Mckenry each hit a triple.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to nine games in his team's 4-2 win over the Twins on Saturday.

Segura went 2 for 4 in the win, his fourth multi-hit game in his last nine contests. Since May 12, Segura is hitting .375 with 15 hits in 40 at-bats.

Nationals third baseman Yunel Escobar was not in the starting lineup again for Saturday's game against the Cubs. As a result, manager Matt Williams started Clint Robinson in left field, and moved Ryan Zimmerman to the No. 2 hole in the order, followed by Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon at cleanup.

Escobar has now missed back-to-back games after suffering a wrist injury while checking his swing during Thursday's contest. He is expected to rest again on Sunday and will try to test his wrist by taking light swings over the weekend, per the Washington Post. He is hitting .316/.376/.389 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 190 at-bats.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson underwent an X-ray on his injured hand, which revealed no structural damage between his left thumb and index finger. He's expected to sit out his second straight game on Saturday against Pittsburgh, reports MLB.com.

"I've been playing with it for the last 2 1/2 weeks, so I think it will be good," said Peterson, who believes he jammed his hand while diving for a ball.

Prior to Friday's absence, Peterson led off every game for Atlanta since May 15, and started them all since May 8. He is hitting .262 (45 for 172) with one home run, 22 RBI and six stolen bases in 50 games played.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura hit a lead-off home run in the first inning of Friday's 10-5 win over the Twins. It was Segura's third longball of the season, and his only hit of the game, though he did walk and score another run.

Segura extended his hitting streak to eight games, during which he is batting .361 (13 for 36) with two doubles, two triples and a home run.