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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. 

What was anticipated has become reality as Nationals second baseman Anthony Rendon is set to start Friday for Double-A Harrisburg. He is playing second and batting second.

Rendon, who is rehabbing from knee surgery and has also experienced tightness in his side, will be getting accustomed to that position. It has been determined that he will make the switch from third base upon his return to Washington.

Nationals' infielder Anthony Rendon, who is currently rehabbing from a knee surgery suffered in spring training, may not return to third base when he makes it back to Washington's lineup. Yunel Escobar is expected to stay at the hot corner, while Rendon moves over to second base, reports CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

Escobar has committed just one error in 19 games at third this season, and has said he is more comfortable at third than second. Meanwhile, Rendon has played over 100 games at second in his career, and the move from third should take some pressure off of his knee.