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Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez will make his first start at first base Monday.

Alvarez has played the majority of his games at third this season. Alvarez has taken extra infield practice lately in expectation of the move. He's hitting .233/.314/.392 over 378 at-bats.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura was back in the starting lineup Sunday against the Dodgers after missing one start due to a hand injury. Segura is batting .265 with one double, one RBI, one run and no stolen bases in his last 11 games.

Rockies first baseman Justin Morneau (neck) and infielder DJ LeMahieu (ankle) were held out of the starting lineup Sunday against the Reds. Morneau missed a second straight game, while LeMahieu sat out his first game.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu is dealing with a sore ankle stemming from a takeout slide in Friday's game, MLB.com reports.

Saturday's game between the Rockies and Reds was postponed, but LeMahieu wasn't expected to play. He could miss both games of the doubleheader Sunday in order to give him three straight days to rest the injury. He has hit just .190 over the last four weeks while striking out 26 times in 91 at-bats.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura was unable to return to the starting lineup Saturday.

Segura left Friday's game with a hand injury. He was considered questionable entering Saturday's game. Segura is hitting .234/.268/.318 over 415 at-bats. 

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.