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Segura hit an inside-the-park home run as well as one of the more traditional variety in Thursday's loss to the Cubs.

Unfortunately for the Cubbies, that in-the-parker cost them more than just a run, as power-hitting left fielder Kyle Schwarber was hurt in a collision with center fielder Dexter Fowler when the two tried to run down Segura's fly ball deep into the gap. For Segura's part, he's collected four consecutive two-hit games (including three homers, a triple and a steal) to open the year. After two consecutive seasons of unimpressive production, it could be that a change of scenery into Arizona's supercharged lineup was just what Segura needed to jump-start his once-promising career.

Suarez went 2-for-5 with a grand slam in Thursday's win over the Phillies.

Suarez's fourth-inning grand slam was his second home run in as many days. Suarez was one of the few bright spots in the Reds' miserable 2015 season, heisted from the Tigers in the Alfredo Simon deal. The 24-year-old shortstop appears locked in and ready for a breakout season.

Segura went 2-for-5 in Wednesday's loss to the Rockies and added his first steal of the year. He's now 6-for-14 to begin the season.

Segura is turning a hot spring training (.469 average in 64 at-bats) into a hot first week of the regular season. With his speed and place atop a potent Arizona lineup, Segura should be a solid contributor of steals and runs if he continues to get on base at a good clip.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over Arizona.

Batting leadoff with Charlie Blackmon on the bench against lefty Patrick Corbin, LeMahieu began the game with a single and later homered to left field. It was the second home run in as many days for LeMahieu, who hit a career-high six homers last season. The 27-year-old also set a career high in stolen bases last year with 23, but it may be tough to match that numbers if he continues to bat out of the No. 8 spot against right-handed pitching.

Duffy's only hit in Wednesday's loss to the Brewers went for a solo shot.

Duffy is flashing power early after coming out of nowhere to finish second in the NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2015. Fantasy owners were wondering if he could repeat last year's success given his lack of pedigree (never hit more than nine home runs in the minors). Duffy has put those questions to rest early on, smashing two homers in his first three games with Wednesday's ball traveling a career-high 424 feet. He could end up being a great value this season for those who believed in him considering where he was going in drafts.

Suarez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored Wednesday against the Phillies.

After Maikel Franco put Philadelphia up 2-0 in the top of the first, Suarez cut the lead in half in the bottom of the inning, then both offenses went silent until the ninth, when he led off with a single to start the game-winning rally. The 24-year-old Venezuelan has decent pop, but with last year's .341 BABIP not likely sustainable, he's probably not going to be better than a .260 hitter. Still, the potential for close to 20 homers in combination with dual eligibility at shortstop and third base makes him a viable fantasy asset.

LeMahieu has moved up to the leadoff spot for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.

After batting eighth for the first two games of the Rockies' series against the Diamondbacks, LeMahieu will shoot up to the leadoff spot Wednesday against lefty Patrick Corbin. LeMahieu has had plenty of success against Corbin in the past, boasting a career 8-for-22 line against him with two triples and a home run. He'll set the table Wednesday for a Rockies lineup that has been on fire to start the year.

Segura homered and tripled as he knocked in three runs in Tuesday's win over the Rockies.

Segura finished with seven total bases, just the sixth time he has reached that mark in his career, the last coming May 31 for Milwaukee against the Diamondbacks themselves. Segura has not been able to find anything resembling a power stroke since his All-Star campaign in 2013, as he posted a .331 slugging percentage in 288 games in 2014 and 2015.

Arenado homered and knocked in three runs as part of a 2-for-5 effort Monday in an Opening Day win over the Diamondbacks.

Arenado was on fire in spring, as he hit .542/.563/1.034 with 16 extra-base hits in 22 exhibition games. He was already an All-Star and arguably the best National League third baseman heading into this season. If the 25-year-old's hot start to 2016 signals further improvement, look out.

Duffy picked up right where he left off in 2015, going 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBI in Monday's win over the Brewers.

Duffy was hitting sixth Monday after batting third for most of spring training but that may change if he hits for this kind of power more often. The third baseman came out of nowhere to hit .295 with 12 homers and 12 stolen bases a season ago, so it's nice to see good early returns from him as he attempts to improve on those stats.