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Segura went 2-for-4 with a double, his 11th homer, two RBI and two runs against the Padres on Thursday.

That's four straight games with a double for Segura, just the latest surge in what can truly be described as a season-long hot streak. The middle-infield spark plug hasn't seen his average dip under .300 since a brief cold spell in the first half of June, and he's now coming up on new career marks in homers (just one shy) and RBI (three short of last year's 50) to go along with his .315/.362/.473 slash line (career highs across the board).

Newman, 23, is hitting .307/.373/.391 with one home run and five steals in 179 at-bats with Double-A Altoona.

Newman is a tough player to value from a fantasy perspective, as everyone agrees he has one of the better pure hit tools in the minor leagues, but everyone also seems to agree he offers very little power potential. Additionally, Newman may be best served moving from shortstop to second base, and he doesn't offer more than 10-to-15 steal upside annually. However, he has a 33:36 K:BB in 343 at-bats this year in the minors, and profiles perfectly as a leadoff hitter at the highest level. All told, Newman could hit .300 while scoring 100-plus runs and chipping in double-digit steals while qualifying at second base. That's not the sexiest package in the world, but it would make him a borderline top-10 fantasy option at the position. Look for Newman to make his MLB debut next summer.

Segura went 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base in Tuesday's loss to the Mets.

Segura has been on fire in August, registering a .321/.367/.536 line through his first 13 games of the month. He's also up to 24 steals, to go along with 10 home runs in what's been a bounceback season for the 26-year-old, who struggled at the plate in 2015 and 2014.

LeMahieu homered, tripled, walked, scored three times, and knocked in two batters in a 3-for-3 game Tuesday against the Nationals.

LeMahieu is white hot, as he is now 7-for-7 in his past two games and extended his hitting streak to eight games with Tuesday's performance. He has three doubles, a triple and two home runs and six walks and zero strikeouts in this stretch, as he is not only hitting the ball for power but exhibiting stellar plate discipline. LeMahieu's line is up to a brilliant .342/.415/.498. Only Jose Altuve, Daniel Murphy and Matt Carpenter have a better OPS than LeMahieu's .913 among qualified second basemen.

Rendon went 1-for-3 with a homer and four RBI Sunday against the Braves.

After not leaving the yard during the entire month of April, he's now come on to blast 15 homers since that time, and he's now slashing .266/.349/.451 on the year. In his four-year career, the only season that he's hit above .270 was in 2014 when he finished with a .287 batting average.

Suarez hit a three-run homer in Saturday's win over the Brewers and also doubled in five at-bats.

The homer, Suarez's 19th of the season, came in an at-bat where he earlier failed to drop down a suicide-squeeze bunt, fouling it off instead. That the squeeze play was on apparently was a mistake, an inadvertent sign sent in by manager Bryan Price.

Peterson is out of the lineup Sunday against the Nationals.

Peterson will have a maintenance day as Gordon Beckham starts at second and bats sixth. The club has Monday off, so look for Peterson to return to his spot in the lineup Tuesday against the Twins.

Reynolds was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday, ESPN's Adam Rubin reports.

With the activation of Jose Reyes to play shortstop while Asdrubal Cabrera is on the DL, Reynolds was no longer needed to provide infield depth at the big league level. Reynolds posted a .211/.231/.382 slash line with two home runs and a 36.3-percent strikeout rate in 80 plate appearances with the Mets this season.

LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and walk in Friday's 10-6 loss to the Phillies.

The second baseman provided the second of back-to-back dingers in the ninth to close the Rockies' deficit to 10-6, which ended up being the final score. LeMahieu has now hit safely in four straight and is slashing .400/.529/.575 over 40 at-bats in August.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Braves.

The veteran third baseman is enjoying a successful August, now having hit safely in five straight and reaching safely in 18 consecutive games overall dating back to July 22. The home run was his first since July 30 and he's now slashing .344/.421/.625 over 32 at-bats this month.