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Phillies infielder Cody Asche led the charge as the Phillies mounted a come-from-behind win Friday over the Giants.

Asche tied the game late with his eighth-inning home run, a two-run shot. He got on base again in the 10th inning and ultimately came around to score the winning run, as the Phillies triumphed, 5-3. He finished the game 2 for 4 with two runs scored and two driven in.

Asche needed Friday's  game to break out of a slump, as he was just 2 for 23 over his previous seven games. He is hitting .245/.298/.384 in 302 at-bats overall.

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado maintained the production Friday night that has landed him in a consistently primo spot in the lineup.

The cleanup hitter slugged a solo home run leading off the second inning to put his team on the board in a loss to Cincinnati. He added a single to give him one-third of the Colorado hits in the game. He now owns a strong stat line on the season of .288/.326/.488.

Brewers second baseman Jean Segura was forced out of Friday's game against the Dodgers with a contusion of the right hand, the team announced.

Segura was thrown out at second on a double play in the seventh and was removed for Rickie Weeks in the eighth. He finished 0 for 1 with two walks. His status remains uncertain for Saturday's game in Los Angeles.

Pirates infielder Pedro Alvarez is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Nationals at third base, his first start there in nearly two weeks.

Alvarez, who started the team's last two games as a designated hitter, has been putting in extra infield practice with the expectation he would make the transition to first base soon. However, he has yet to appear in a game at first base, and his role moving forward is not yet known. 

The Padres have promoted infielder Jace Peterson to replace on the roster Yonder Alonso, who has been placed on the disabled list.

The 24-year-old Peterson has just five hits in 50 at-bats in previous stints with San Diego this season.

The Brewers are throwing a skeleton lineup at the host Cubs on Thursday afternoon. Standouts Ryan Braun, Aramis Ramirez and Jean Segura are all out of the lineup.

Braun has been slumping with just five hits in his last 34 at-bats and no home runs since July 24. Segura has also struggled recently to the tune of a 3-for-18 slide and no extra-base hits since Aug. 2. Ramirez is batting .200 in his last five games.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in his team's 5-3 loss to the Padres Wednesday.

LeMahieu was 0 for 10 in his last three games before breaking through Wednesday. His last extra-base hit came back on July 25, while his last home run was all the way back on July 1. LeMahieu has hit .264/.318/.339 with four home runs, 30 RBI and eight stolen bases in 375 at-bats.

Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon hit his 16th home run Tuesday against the Mets.

Rendon struck in the sixth inning. He worked a six-pitch at-bat, homering on a 79 mph slider. It was his only hit of the game. Rendon finished 1 for 5, with one run scored and one RBI. 

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado went 2 for 3 with a double, a home run and three RBI in his team's 14-4 loss to the Diamondbacks Saturday.

Arenado doubled in a run in the top of the first inning to put his team on the board, and he added another RBI on a third-inning sacrifice fly to give the Rockies a 3-1 lead. The game got away from Colorado after that, but the third baseman still managed to deliver an eighth-inning solo home run. Arenado has hit .288/.322/.489 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI in 309 at-bats.

The Pirates will experiment with playing Pedro Alvarez at first base for the remainder of the season, manager Clint Hurdle told the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Saturday.

Alvarez has been taking grounders at first base, and has agreed to the experiment. He could see time at third base as well, though Gaby Sanchez has also begun taking grounders at third to increase the team's overall versatility.

Alvarez has never appeared at first base in his major-league career, but is making the move to first after racking up a career-high 23 throwing errors in just 105 games.