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Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez endured a quiet night at the dish in his first game back from a wisdom-tooth extraction Saturday night against the Reds.

Alvarez finished 0 for 2 with a walk and a strikeout in a 2-0 defeat. He is hitting .198/.258/.401 in 48 games.

The Nationals called top prospect Anthony Rendon up to Triple-A Syracuse Saturday, where he will make the move from third base to second. According to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Danny Knobler, the move indicates Nationals are considering having Rendon play just a handful of games at second before possibly calling him up to replace Danny Espinosa. Espinosa has battled injuries and has just a .478 OPS on the season.

Rendon had a 1.064 OPS at Double-A Harrisburg, while having his stay interrupted for a brief cameo in the majors. Rendon has played five games at second base in his career, all this season. 

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was back in the starting lineup Saturday against the Reds, after missing the previous two games due to wisdom tooth extraction.  

Alvarez was originally in the starting lineup Friday, but was a late scratch due to lingering soreness. 

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was a late scratch Friday night against the Reds, as he is still dealing with soreness from having his wisdom teeth taken out earlier in the week. He was replaced by Brandon Inge.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez returned to the starting lineup Friday against the Reds after having his wisdom teeth taken out earlier in the week. Alvarez is a .278 lifetime hitter against Johnny Cueto, who is starting for the Reds Friday.

Rockies second baseman DJ LeMahieu is without a home run in his first 14 games with Colorado.

Lemahieu is hitting .275 with a .356 on-base percentage, but he has only two extra-base hits in 40 at-bats, both doubles. LeMahieu has just a .409 career slugging percentage, including .411 in three seasons at the power-heavy Triple-A Pacific Coast League, so even with the effects of Coors Field, big power likely isn't coming.

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez was not in the starting lineup Thursday against the Tigers after having his wisdom teeth taken out earlier in the day. It unknown how long he will be out of the lineup as a result of this procedure. Brandon Inge started in his place. 

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura continued to swing a hot bat as he matched a franchise record with six hits -- all singles in Tuesday's 6-5 defeat to the Twins in extras.

Segura finished 6 for 7 to raise his batting average to an NL-leading .366. He is hitting .667 (10 for 15) with four runs scored, one home run and two RBI in his last three games.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura brought an 11-game homerless streak to a halt Monday, as he took Twins starter Kevin Correia deep for a solo home run in the sixth inning. He finished the game 2 for 4, in a 6-3 loss.

With how well Segura opened the season, he has mostly managed to avoid falling off in the month of May, thanks to a power surge. Segura posted a .985 OPS in April, thanks to a .367 batting average. His average is down to .330 in May, but he still has a .902 OPS with five home runs. 

Pirates third baseman Pedro Alvarez continues to show off his power, as he homered twice in a 5-2 wni over the Brewers Saturday.

Alvarez went 2 for 3 with a walk and three RBI. He has four home runs over the last six games, while batting .278.

Alvarez went 14 games to open the season with out a home run and has hit his 10 homers over the last 29 games. He is hitting .248 in that span, but he has 23 RBI and 16 runs scored to go with his 10 homers.