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President of baseball operation Dick Williams said Sunday that Senzel (ankle) could play in extended spring training games by midweek, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Manager David Bell said Thursday that Senzel was at least a couple weeks away from playing games at any level, but it's unclear if he was strictly referring to the minor leagues. Regardless, the 23-year-old has no firm rehab timeline but could seemingly make his return sometime in May.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Pirates.

It's the third baseman's 10th straight game with an extra-base hit, setting a new franchise record. The big-league record is 14 games, a mark shared by a couple of Hall of Famers in Chipper Jones and Paul Waner. Rendon is hitting .412 through 13 games with a .922 SLG thanks to eight doubles and six homers.

Machado is not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Diamondbacks.

Machado started all 16 games to begin the season but will receive the day off Sunday with Zack Greinke on the mound for Arizona. The All-Star third baseman has a .246/.348/.474 slash line with four home runs through 66 plate appearances. Luis Urias will start at third base and bat eighth for the Padres in his stead.

Moustakas went 2-for-4 with a walk, a solo home run and a second run scored in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Dodgers.

The veteran slugger has put together a five-game hit streak in which he's batting .368 (7-for-19) with three homers, five RBI and seven runs. Moustakas is already up to five home runs on the year, and in most fantasy formats he's already added second-base eligibility with 12 games played at the keystone, further boosting his value.

Donaldson went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Saturday's 11-7 win over the Mets.

His seventh-inning blast off Robert Gsellman was Donaldson's first homer of the year and remarkably also provided him with his first RBI. The veteran slugger is finding his groove at the plate, hitting safely in six straight games with five doubles and the home run to push his slash line up to .240/.367/.400.

Anderson went 3-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 10-3 win over Philadelphia.

Anderson received a day off Wednesday and has responded by going 6-for-10 with a home run and three walks in the last three games. The 25-year-old still has some work to do in order to improve his .231/.322/.308 slash line, but finally appears to be finding his groove at the plate.

Muncy (finger) is back in the lineup Saturday against the Brewers.

A minor finger injury kept Muncy out of the lineup for Friday's contest, but he was able to appear off the bench. He'll bat sixth and play first base Saturday.

Machado went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Diamondbacks.

His first-inning shot off Luke Weaver was his fourth homer of the year, but Machado also struck out in his other three plate appearances. Contact has been a bit of an issue to begin his stint with the Padres, but his .245/.355/.491 slash line through 15 games is still solid, and Machado's also added a steal, nine runs and eight RBI to his ledger. The career .282 hitter should see more hits fall in soon enough.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs in a 6-3 loss to the Pirates on Friday.

The 28-year-old has been red hot, as he extended his hitting streak to 11 games with this performance. Rendon has eight multi-hit games and six homers during that stretch. Overall, he is hitting .426 with 13 extra-base hits, 16 RBI, 17 runs and a whopping 1.439 OPS.

Muncy suffered an injury to his right index finger during Thursday's game against the Cardinals but should be available to pinch hit Friday versus Milwaukee, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

Muncy drew the start at the keystone Thursday and suffered the injury on an error he committed, per DiGiovanna. The issue doesn't appear to be severe, and he'll be available off the bench in the series opener.