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LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two RBI and two runs against the Dodgers on Wednesday.

Fantasy owners who ignored the veteran second baseman in drafts this season have to be regretting it, as he's now hitting a spicy .324 with an .865 OPS -- both career highs. The homer (his seventh of the season) also established a new career mark for LeMahieu, although fantasy owners who were counting on him to steal bases have been rewarded with only nine. Still, that's quite forgivable, considering the guy has a legitimate shot at scoring 100 runs this year.

Peterson is not in the starting lineup for the Braves on Wednesday.

Peterson will get the day off as Gordon Beckham leads off and plays second base for the Braves. The 26-year-old has played well in the leadoff spot for Atlanta over his last 10 games, hitting .286 with eight walks in 35 at-bats. Expect Peterson back in the lineup Thursday as the Braves face Ryan Vogelsong and the Pirates.

Segura is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.

It looks to be nothing more than a rare day off for Segura, who went 1-for-5 in Tuesday's loss to Washington. Arizona will go with Brandon Drury at second base, and he'll hit seventh in the order.

Rendon went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in Monday's blowout win over the Diamondbacks.

Rendon now owns a five-game hitting streak, four of which have included an extra-base hit, with seven RBI and just one strikeout over the mini-hot streak. His OPS is now up to .779, a 72-point improvement over last season.

Reynolds hit a three-run homer as part of a 2-for-4 game in Monday's loss to the Yankees.

For all Reynolds's struggles in his first stint, he did manage a .419 slugging percentage behind six extra-base hits over 27 games. He also struck out Monday, and his 32.3 percent strikeout rate was his major limiting factor in his previous stint with the Mets. He has great power for a middle infielder; the question is if he'll make enough contact for it to matter.

Reynolds was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday.

Reynolds will return from Triple-A for the first time since before the All-Star break, when he was optioned to make room on the roster for Jose Reyes. He'll immediately slot into Monday's lineup, batting seventh and playing shortstop.

Segura went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and two RBI in Saturday's victory over the Dodgers.

Segura opened the game with a leadoff homer in the top of the first to propel the D'Backs to just their third win in their past 11 games. The infielder now has nine longballs on the year and is on pace to break his career-high home run total (12) set in 2013 with the Brewers. Segura has been stroking this month, hitting .316 with six doubles, four homers, eight RBI and 16 runs over 95 at-bats.

Arenado is out of the lineup Sunday against the Mets, MLB.com's Thomas Harding reports.

Arenado is getting what is being described as a regular day off -- his second since the All-Star break and only his third overall of the season. Daniel Descalso will get the call at the hot corner in his stead Sunday afternoon.

Rendon went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Nationals.

The slugging third baseman took Jake Peavy deep in the third inning with a two-out, 423-foot shot to left that plated Bryce Harper. Rendon now has a modest three-game hitting streak and four round-trippers over his last 11 games.

LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with three RBI in Saturday's win over the Mets.

LeMahieu did his damage with a two-run single in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the seventh. He entered the game with just five RBI in 97 at-bats this month, but made up for it by matching his season high, giving him a total of 37 for the year. LeMahieu is on pace to challenge last year's career-high RBI total of 61.