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Duffy (Achilles) is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates.

This will be Duffy's first game off this season as he looks to rest his Achilles. The 25-year-old is hitting .253/.313/.358 with four home runs, 21 RBI and eight stolen bases and should be considered day-to-day for now while Ramiro Pena starts at third base.

Asche is not in the lineup Monday against the Braves, Steve Gross of the Morning Call reports.

It will be a rare day off for Asche, who's started in left field in 15 of the Phillies' last 17 games. Philadelphia will go with an outfield of Tyler Goeddel in left, Odubel Herrera in center and Peter Bourjos in right Monday against the Diamondbacks' Shelby Miller.

Duffy exited Sunday's game with an Achilles injury and is considered day-to-day, Henry Schulman of MLB Network reports.

Duffy reportedly dealt with the issue in spring training as well, and it isn't expected to hold him out more than a couple days. Conor Gillaspie seems the likely candidate to start at third base in his absence.

Duffy left Sunday's game in the seventh inning for an undisclosed reason, Hank Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Duffy must have tweaked something while on the basepaths, as he did not re-enter the game after recording a single in the top of the seventh inning. Consider the infielder day-to-day heading into Monday's series opener in Pittsburgh.

Segura is out of the lineup Sunday against the Phillies, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

With five multi-hit efforts in his last eight starts, Segura's fantasy value is on the rise again, but he'll get the afternoon off for rest Sunday. Phil Gosselin will cover the keystone at hit leadoff in Segura's stead.

Suarez went 1-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI and a walk Friday at the Astros.

Suarez's double broke up a tie game in the 11th inning, which led to the Reds picking up the victory. Despite the heroics, he now has just six hits in his last 40 at-bats, and his batting average is at .227.

Newman was promoted to Double-A Altoona on Friday, MLB.com's Adam Berry reports.

Newman returned to action earlier this week after missing three weeks with a fractured orbital bone, and a 7-for-11 stretch -- which raised his OPS with High-A Bradenton to .922 -- helped him quickly take the next step up the minor league ladder. Newman was selected in the first round last year and will turn 23 later this summer, so the Pirates figure to let him get a shot at the Triple-A level once he proves capable of handling Double-A pitching.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a solo homer and a walk Thursday at the Padres.

Rendon's seventh blast of the year extended the Nationals' lead to two runs in the sixth inning to help lead the team to a win. He's now produced only five hits in his last 31 at-bats, and he's slashing .254/.336/.407.

Asche is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, Ryan Lawrence of the Philly Voice reports.

Asche has started the previous eight games for the Phillies and will be getting a day off for Thursday's outing. He earned his first multi-hit game of the season Wednesday night, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two doubles and two RBI. In his place the Phillies will start Tyler Goeddel in left field, batting seventh.

Duffy went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored in Wednesday's 10-1 win over the Brewers.

This was Duffy's second three-hit game over his past three contests. He has also reached base safely in all but two of his appearances in June. It is safe to say that his bat has finally woken up after a slow start to the season. It is also important to note that he is batting fifth in the lineup with sluggers Hunter Pence (hamstring) and Brandon Belt (ankle) sidelined. Duffy's .251 batting average should continue to rise as his .270 BABIP inches closer to his career mark, which resides in the low-to-mid 300s.