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Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon will start a minor league rehab assignment on Saturday at Class A Potomac, per MLB.com.

Rendon has been on the disabled list since June 24 with a left quad strain. 

Rendon will start the rehab assignment by playing third base, manager Matt Williams said. He explained that the position requires less lateral movement and won't put as much stress on the quad. 

Nationals infielders Ryan Zimmerman and Anthony Rendon were able to make it through full workouts Thursday and Friday, reports MLB.com.

Zimmerman has been sidelined since June 9 with a foot issue, while a quad injury has kept Rendon out since June 24. They have yet to begin their rehab assignments. 

The Brewers are willing to trade center fielder Carlos Gomez and shortstop Jean Segura, a one person familiar with their thinking told CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman. The source added it is somewhat likely they move both players.

The source said there is no way the Brewers will be able to keep Gomez long-term considering Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury's $153-million deal. Gomez will be a free agent after the 2016 season.

As for Segura, the source suspected he could be traded due to the rise of shortstop prospect Orlando Arcia. In fact, Arcia might be drawing more trade interest than Segura, per Heyman.

"He's the best player I saw in the minor leagues this year," one NL executive said of Arcia.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu started at second base in his All Star Game debut on Tuesday. 

LeMahieu was the first Rockies second baseman ever to get the starting job in the game. He went 0 for 2. 

The National League released its starting lineup for the 2015 All-Star game on Monday.

Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen will bat leadoff and play center. He will be followed by Reds 3B Todd Frazier at third, Nationals OF Bryce Harper in right field, Diamondbacks 1B Paul Goldschmidt at first, Giants catcher Buster Posey will be behind the plate, Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo will DH, Cardinals infielder Jhonny Peralta will play shortstop, Dodgers OF Joc Pederson will be in left with Rockies infielder DJ LeMahieu at second.

Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke will be the starting pitcher and face Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel.

Phillies left fielder Cody Asche became the first Phillies player to hit a home run into McCovey Cove on Saturday. Asche blasted a sixth-inning two-run home run that made into to the water beyond the right-field stands.

It was Asche's fifth home run of the year, but it wasn't enough to aviod the 8-5 loss to the Giants on Saturday. 

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy stuffed the box score once again on Saturday. Duffy fell a home run shy of the cycle, as he went 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, two RBI and a run scored in the 8-5 win over the Phillies. 

Duffy hit a go-ahead triple in the sixth, giving the Giants a 5-4 lead. The 24-year-old rookie is batting .344 with four doubles and three triples in his last 15 games.

National League All-Star manager Bruce Bochy indicated that Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu will replace Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon in the starting lineup of this year's All-Star game.

LeMahieu has had a solid first half for the Rockies, as he owns a .310 batting average following his 1-for-3 day at the plate on Saturday. LeMahieu, who was selected to his first All-Star game last weekend, was the winner of the players' vote, which is why Bochy elected to have him start the game, according to CSN Bay Area.

Gordon, who had been voted by the fans to start, was forced out of the Midsummer Classic after dislocating his thumb on Saturday.

Shortstop Eugenio Suarez was a scarce offensive bright spot for the Reds on Saturday, as they were creamed 14-3 by the Marlins. Suarez launched a solo home run in the second inning, give the Reds a brief 1-0 lead. It was is fourth home run of the season, and his only hit of the day. 

Giants third baseman Matt Duffy was struggling at the plate leading into Friday's meeting with the Phillies. He had just three hits over his last seven games.

On Friday, Duffy broke out of that slump and went 4 for 6 with two RBI. He boosted his batting average from .283 to .292 with the impressive outing.