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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.

Asche went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and two RBI in Wednesday's loss to the Jays.

The 25-year-old outfielder seems to be settling in after spending the first two months of the season on the DL. Asche has played in 13 games since returning, and Wednesday marked his first multi-hit effort of the campaign. With the performance, he pushed his average to a season-high .256 while doubling his home run and RBI totals. Asche began working on ways to get quicker to the ball after he noticed that he was fouling off pitches he should be squaring up. Wednesday night's results could be an indicator that those adjustments are paying off.

Reynolds went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBI and a run against the Pirates on Wednesday.

With Neil Walker (back) still out, Reynolds made his first career start at second base and impressed with the bat. That's something he hasn't done in a while; Reynolds created a little buzz a couple years ago by hitting .343/.405/.454 across 126 games in Double-A and Triple-A, but he slumped to a .269 average last season and had a brutal .230 mark for Las Vegas before getting the call this year. There's not much to see here outside of deep NL-only formats.