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Phillies third baseman Cody Asche went 3 for 3 with a double in his team's 4-0 loss to the Marlins Monday.

Asche's double was his team's only extra-base hit in the game, and his three hits comprised exactly half of his team's hit total. Now 6 for 15 since returning from the disabled list, the third baseman has hit .274/.351/.437 with four home runs and 21 RBI in 135 at-bats.

With Bryce Harper getting closer to returning from a thumb injury, Nationals manager Matt Williams announced Ryan Zimmerman will be returning to third base upon Harper's activation off the disabled list and Anthony Rendon will move to second base, per MLB.com.

Although Zimmerman is happy to oblige his manager, he said Sunday he prefers to stay in left field and have Rendon continue to play at third base.

"Going out to left field, gave us the best chance to win. It’s a good problem to have. Too many good players and not enough spots," Zimmerman said. "I’ll see what happens. I’m pretty comfortable in left and I think Anthony is a hell of a third baseman. I think there is no doubt right now he is better over there than me. But you have to have your best players in the lineup somehow. Whatever [manager] Matt [Williams] needs me to do, that’s what I’ll do."

Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon went 3 for 4 with two RBI in his team's 3-0 win over the Braves Saturday.

Rendon drove home the first run of the game in the third inning with a single, and then knocked in the final run of the game with a seventh-inning double. It was his third multihit performance in his last five games. Rendon has hit .274/.333/.473 with 11 home runs, 42 RBI and five stolen bases in 277 at-bats.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura hits occasional home runs, but he had never slugged two in one game. That is, until Friday night in homer-happy Coors Field.

Segura slammed one solo bomb in the second inning inning and another in the third, then added an RBI single in the sixth. His three-RBI game marked his first since April 23 as he sweetened his stat line to .250/.278/.348.

Shelved Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado received encouraging news when X-rays on his finger came back clean. He plans on hitting next week and hopes to return to the lineup in the next few weeks, per the Denver Post.

Arenado was tearing it up before the injury that landed him on the disabled list. He had compiled a .305/.333/.489 stat line in 190 at-bats with six home runs and 28 RBI.

The Phillies have wasted no time getting third baseman Cody Asche back in the lineup upon his activation from the disabled list. He is set to start Friday night in St. Louis.

Asche, who had been out for nearly a month, hopes to pick up where he left off. He had 10 hits in his last 24 at-bats before going down to sweeten his stat line to .258/.346/.425.

The Phillies have activated third baseman Cody Asche from the disabled list after recovering from a hamstring strain. He will replace on the roster Reid Brignac, who has been placed on the DL with a left ankle sprain.

Phillies third baseman Cody Asche will come off the disabled list Friday, manager Ryne Sandberg told CSNPhiladelphia.com Thursday.

Asche was initially expected to come off the DL Thursday, but the team opted to give him one extra day. He has been on rehab assignment at Lehigh Valley while recovering from a hamstring strain.  

Phillies third baseman Cody Asche hit another home run during a rehab game Wednesday.

Asche was the key to Lehigh Valley's comeback. With the game tied, Asche belted a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh. He finished 2 for 3, with two runs scored and two RBI. Asche has now hit .615, with three home runs, on his rehab assignment. He could be activated from the disabled list Thursday.

Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon went 2 for 5 with a solo home run and two stolen bases in his team's 6-5 victory over the Astros Wednesday.

Rendon reached base on an infield single in the first inning and was able to swipe second base and third base before being stranded in scoring position. His home run kicked off a three-run seventh inning that put the Nationals up for good. Rendon has hit .273/.332/.466 with 10 home runs, 38 RBI and five stolen bases in 264 at-bats.