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Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado went 3 for 4 with an RBI, a steal and two runs scored in a win over San Diego on Friday.

It was only his second steal of the season, but it just adds to his impressive resume. The young third baseman is not only the best fielder at his position in the league, he very well may be the best hitter at his position. Arenado now maintains a .286 average to go along with 39 homers and 112 RBI in 143 games this season. He is not in the MVP discussion, but with numbers like those and the defense he provides, he probably should be.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson is not in the lineup Friday against the Phillies.

It will be the fourth day off in five games for Peterson, as the second baseman has struggled in the month of September to the tune of a .186/.255/.256 slash line in the month. Daniel Castro will get the start at the keystone Friday, batting second.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura went 1 for 4 with a three-run homer against the Cardinals on Thursday.

He's picked up extra-base knocks in three of the last four games, but that doesn't add a lot of shine to what's been another bad season for Segura. It was hoped that last year was an anomaly because of personal and injury issues, plus something of a sophomore slump, but this season may be proving that 2013 was in fact the outlier, as Segura has achieved only mild improvements in his statistics.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson has returned to the lineup Thursday after sitting the last two games. He is batting seventh.

Peterson is back in action with a .238 average that is at its lowest point since May 1.

Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado went 3 for 7 with a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the 16th inning in a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.

The homer was his 39th of the season, tying Bryce Harper of Washington for the National League lead.

After playing all 16 innings of the game, it wouldn't be a surprise if manager Walt Weiss elected to rest Arenado for the series finale Wednesday.

Reds shortstop Eugenio Suarez is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.

The 24-year-old will head to the bench following 21 consecutive starts, affording Ivan De Jesus an opportunity at shortstop. Suarez has hit safely in all but three games so far this month, although he's now gone 12 straight games without a homer and six straight without an extra-base hit.

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez is not in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Cubs.

Michael Morse will get the start at first base in the nightcap with left-hander Jon Lester toeing the rubber for Chicago. Alvarez went 0-for-2 in Game 1, but he did also draw two walks for the third straight game.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado increased his home run lead, as he cranked out a solo shot in the first inning of Thursday's 4-3 win over the Padres. 

Arenado is on some kind of tear right now. He has homered in two of his last three games, and has eight longballs in 11 games this month. And it's not just a power display for the stud third baseman. He's batting .432 with three doubles so far in September.

Rockies slugger Nolan Arenado has been taken out of the Monday game against the host Padres with a chest contusion, per the San Diego Union-Tribune, which is awaiting the results of x-rays.

Arenado was removed in the eighth inning, which allowed him to remain in long enough to slam an RBI double and score a run.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado kept his hot swinging alive on Saturday, as he homered for the sixth consecutive game. He blasted a two-run shot off Jake Peavy in the sixth inning, but it was not enough to avoid the 7-3 loss to the Giants.

Arenado is now tied with teammate Carlos Gonzalez for the National League lead in home runs with 36. He has also recorded at least one RBI in eight straight ballgames, and he's batting a ridiculous .457 over that stretch.