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Nationals manager Matt Williams was hoping infielder Anthony Rendon could return to the lineup by the end of the week, but those plans appear to be on hold after he was scratched again from the Double-A Harrisburg lineup on Saturday, per MLB.com.

Rendon, who returned to the lineup Friday after missing a few games due to tightness in his side, was unable to get loose Saturday, according to a team spokesman.

“Anthony is day to day,” Williams said after Saturday’s game, per The Washington Post. “It’s going to be that way as he goes. [Saturday], he couldn’t get [his side] as loose as he wanted to.”

Rendon originally went on the disabled list to begin the season because of a sprained left MCL. However, in a bit of good news, Williams said Rendon's knee is OK.

Nolan Arenado connected for two home runs off Padres starter James Shields on Sunday in the Rockies' loss on Sunday. 

Arenado launched a solo homer in the fourth inning and a two-run shot in the fifth. 

"I watched a lot of video of (James Shields), and he's a good pitcher," Arenado said to the Denver Post. "I just went up there and tried to hit the ball hard. He made me look foolish in that first at-bat. He wanted to throw a good changeup on that first homer, but he didn't put it (where) he wanted, and I took advantage of it."

He has now homered three times in his last three games, pushing his season total to six.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura appears to be alright after taking a 95-mph fastball to the head in Sunday's game against the Cubs, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Segura left the game after the at-bat to be further evaluated. It was the second time this season Segura has been hit in the head.

"He's doing pretty good, but we're going to get him over to a doctor here to make sure that they see the same things our guys are seeing," manager Ron Roenicke said. "So we'll have him checked out here and then have a car for him to get back to Milwaukee tonight."

Roenicke hopes Segura is able to remain the same hitter at the plate after the second scare.

"Yeah, that's two in the helmet. That's not a good thing,” said Roenicke. "You hope a guy doesn't get a little tentative in what he's doing. He does such a nice job doing the things we ask that you hope it doesn't start to bother him."

Pirates first baseman Pedro Alvarez went 1 for 2 at the plate with four walks in Pittsburgh's 3-2 loss to the Cardinals in 14 innings on Sunday.

Alvarez did his damage in the 12th inning when he took a Samuel Tuivailala pitch over the right field wall for a solo shot, his fifth of the season. Alvarez is now hitting .227 with 12 RBI in 75 at-bats this year.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura was hit in the head with a pitch during Sunday's game in Chicago against the Cubs and has left the game, the team has announced.

Segura initially took his base at first but then called timeout and exited.

Hector Gomez replaced him as a pinch runner.

Segura was 0 for 3 with a strikeout before leaving.

Brewers second baseman Jean Segura went 4 for 5 in Saturday's win over the Cubs. Segura hit his first triple of the season and drove in two runs, giving him 10 on the year.

He lifted his average to .298 and stole his fifth base.

Rockies center fielder Charlie Blackmon was back at the top of the order Saturday night against the Padres.

Blackmon sat out Friday against Padres starter Ian Kennedy. DJ LeMahieu, who batted leadoff on Friday, was bumped to the No. 8 in the order.

Blackmon is hitting .290/.330/.432 with two homers and 11 RBI over 21 games.

Colorado is an underdog (+125) Petco Park, per VegasInsider.com.

The Giants returned second baseman Joe Panik and first baseman Brandon Belt to the starting lineup on Saturday against the Angels. Both players received a day off on Friday.

Panik, who was the walk-off hero in the Giants' win Friday night, was back playing second base and batting second. Panik has been alternating starts with Matt Duffy over the past week.

Belt returned to first base and was batting sixth for manager Bruce Bochy on Saturday. Belt has been hitting well lately, batting .385 over his last 10 games. Although, the team is hoping he finds his power swing, as he has yet to hit a home run this year and has just five RBI.

Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon was back in the lineup for a rehab game on Friday. Rendon went 0 for 2 with a walk while playing second base for Double A Harrisburg.

He had been recovering from a knee injury sustained in spring training, but has not played in a rehab game since being scratched with tightness in his side earlier in the week.

Rendon is expected to play two more games this weekend before rejoining the Nationals for Monday's series-opener against the Marlins, according to MASNSports.com. 

The Giants are going with Matt Duffy and Andrew Susac in Friday night's lineup for their game against the Angels. 

Duffy has been alternating starts at second base with Joe Panik and has been tabbed for this one. Susac is getting the start at catcher, meaning Buster Posey will play first base.

Brandon Belt is not starting as Nori Aoki is in the lineup and playing in left field.