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Duffy went 1-for-4 on Saturday, swiping his fifth bag of the year in a win over the Cubs.

It has undoubtedly been a disappointing sophomore season for Duffy. With only third-base eligibility in most leagues, he has barely been worthy of a roster spot in standard formats. The increase in steals has been the only positive for Duffy so far, as he's on pace to swipe 20 bags, which is more on par with his career minor league totals. Looking ahead, his .260 BABIP is over 70 points lower than last year's mark, and he's striking out less and walking more. This tells us that he has been getting unlucky and things should turn around eventually.

Rendon went 2-for-4 with a double and a run in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Marlins.

That's three straight multi-hit efforts for the 25-year-old, and he's now reached safely in 14 straight games as well. Rendon has displayed solid plate discipline in May, drawing 12 of his 21 free passes on the season during this month. He brings a bit of everything to the table, as he's also swiped four bags and smashed a pair of homers in May.

Arenado was 3-for-3 with a walk and a solo home run in a losing effort against the Pirates on Friday night.

A gold-glove third baseman, with a lethal bat, there just aren't too many things he does wrong. Arenado now has 14 home runs and 34 RBI to go with a strong .314 average, and a .391 OBP. He remains one of the most productive fantasy players, and shows no signs of letting up.

Rendon went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run in a 9-1 victory against the Mets on Thursday.

After knocking in just six runs in his first 39 games, Rendon's got back-to-back two-RBI efforts and has racked up 13 hits in his last nine outings. Even so, the double was his first extra-base hit in more than a week, so we're still waiting on his pop to materialize again. That said, his improved approach (21:29 BB:K) combined with his ongoing warming trend has to offer fantasy owners some hope for the future.

LeMahieu is not in the starting lineup for Thursday's game against the Cardinals, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.

LeMahieu has been excellent for the Rockies this season, slashing .301/.361/.436 with 13 RBI and five stolen bases, but he hasn't gotten a day off since May 4. He'll get an opportunity to rest Thursday, with Daniel Descalso making his first start of the season by filling in for him at second base.

Suarez went just 1-for-5 against Cleveland on Wednesday, but the one hit was a three-run homer -- his third in the last four games.

He's been a bit of a whiff machine, having struck out six times in that span and 13 times in his last seven games, but Suarez has officially found the ol' power stroke again. His current .253 average reflects what we should expect on that front, but the Venezuelan's combination of shortstop eligibility and power makes him a pretty decent poor man's Trevor Story.

Rendon went 2-for-3 with two walks, two RBI, a steal and a run against the Mets on Wednesday.

Rendon's a scary player for fantasy purposes because it's hard to count on him staying healthy and harder still to evaluate to what degree his injuries have eroded his skills. That said, he's been showing some positive signs recently -- Rendon has churned out 10 hits in his last 28 at-bats (.357) and owns a strong 7:8 BB:K in that span. Of course, the power's still absent -- he's stuck on two homers and his RBI total is still in the single digits.

McMahon, 21, is batting .233/.331/.325 over 144 plate appearances at Double-A Hartford this season.

Power has been McMahon's calling card through his previous three stops in the minors, but he's shown precious little in that regard since moving to Double-A this season. He has yet to hit a home run, and his slugging percentage is down 150 points compared to what he posted at High-A Modesto in 2015. McMahon has at least gone a perfect 7-for-7 on stolen-base attempts, but he'll need to start cranking out extra-base hits in order for the Rockies to feel more positive about his development.

Duffy (hamstring) is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Padres.

It seems the decision to hold Duffy out Sunday was largely precautionary, as he's set to return Tuesday after missing just the one start. Duffy was used as a defensive replacement in Sunday's game. He will man third base and bat third against right-hander Colin Rea.

Reynolds is in the starting lineup for Tuesday's matchup with the Nationals.

After David Wright (back) was scratched from the lineup, Reynolds got the green light to enter the lineup and make his major league debut. He'll fill in at third base and bat ninth, although he faces a tough test in Max Scherzer, who struck out 20 batters in his previous start, which could spoil the 25-year-old's debut.