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Cubs third baseman Mike Olt has returned to the team's starting lineup Saturday.

Olt was held out of Friday's game in favor of Luis Valbuena. He did appear as a pinch-hitter, but did not reach base. Olt will hit seventh against the Brewers Saturday. He's hitting .179, but has eight home runs.

Rockies infielder Nolan Arenado was ejected from Friday's game against the Padres for arguing balls and strikes.

Arenado was tossed after he struck out looking in the eighth inning, capping off an 0-for-4 game.   

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura's bat came to life Friday, in a 4-3 win over the Cubs.

Segura had his first three-hit game since April 5, and his first was the biggest. He drove in two runs with a second-inning single, runs that would prove to provide the game-winning margin. He finished the game 3 for 5 with two RBI and one run scored.

Segura got off to a slow start and has struggled to find consistency, but is now hitting .288 in the month of May.  

Cubs third baseman Mike Olt was not in the team's starting lineup Friday.

Olt will be replaced by Luis Valbuena at third. Olt is hitting .181, with eight at-bats, over 94 at-bats this year. He'll likely return to the lineup Saturday. 

Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg stuck with third baseman Cody Asche for Wednesday's afternoon game against the Angels after Asche committed three errors Tuesday. Asche has six errors in 29 games this season, as compared to five errors in 44 games last season.

"I don't think nights off are the answer," Sandberg said, per MLB.com. "With our type of pitching staff, and ground balls and left-handers that pitch inside, it's an important position for our pitching staff. We need pitching and defense to set the tone."

Cubs third baseman Mike Olt has been working on a new approach at the plate over the last week, and he's happy with the early returns, per ESPN. He is batting .261 (6 for 23) with four home runs and eight RBI in his last six games.

"I'm not worried about the hits, they'll come," said Olt, who is batting .187. "I was happy with my approach in every at-bat [Monday against the Cardinals]. Had a plan going into the game and didn't second guess myself."

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado's hit streak has been snapped at 28 games.

Arenado walked in one plate appearance, but went hitless in three other at-bats. He struck out, grounded out to first and lined out to first. Arenado did manage to set the franchise record for 28 consecutive games with a hit. He's hitting .315/.342/.517 in 149 at-bats.

Cubs infielder Mike Olt has a new approach at the plate, and the results are starting to show, according to MLB.com on Friday. Olt has homered in back-to-back games, including a grand slam on Thursday. He has four hits in his last 12 at-bats, improving his batting average from .156 to .184 over that span.

"I was being overaggressive, then I was being under-aggressive," Olt said. "I was kind of in-between, I wasn't committing myself to my approach, so I just kind of stood back and relaxed. And when I go out there and I have that approach, I stick with it, instead of being indecisive."

Cubs infielder Mike Olt homered for the second game in a row Thursday, in a 12-5 win over the White Sox.

Olt was 2 for 4 in the game, with the big blow coming on an eighth-inning grand slam. He scored just once, while adding a strikeout as well.

Olt continues to have contact issues, but now has six home runs in 28 games. He has also drive in 16 runs and scored nine in 76 at-bats, while striking out 28 times. 

Cubs third baseman Mike Olt hit a solo home run during Wednesday's 8-3 loss against the White Sox, snapping a streak of 10 games without a home run. It was his fifth home run.

Olt has homered three times in his last 15 games (12 starts), but he is not hitting well over that stretch, batting .130 (6 for 46). His three other hits in his last 15 games have been singles. Olt also has 21 strikeouts and seven RBI since April 16.