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Braves second baseman Jace Peterson is in the starting lineup and batting leadoff in Sunday's matchup with the Pirates.

Peterson has been sidelined since Wednesday with a hand injury. He has hit .262/.335/.337 with one home run, 22 RBI and six stolen bases in 172 at-bats.

The Braves are home underdogs (+138) on Sunday, per VegasInsider.com.

The Tigers pounded out 18 hits on Saturday, and four of them belonged to infielder Josh Wilson. Wilson was making his first start of the season for the Tigers after being recalled on Tuesday. The result was his second-career four-hit game.

All four hits were singles for Wilson, who also drove in and scored a run as the Tigers grabbed the 7-1 victory over the White Sox. 

The Rockies put on an offensive show in their 10-5 win against the Marlins on Saturday.

As a team, the Rockies put 17 hits on the board -- three hits apiece for CF Charlie Blackmon, 2B DJ LeMahieu and 1B Wilin Rosario.

Rosario (4) and RF Carlos Gonzalez (5) both hit home runs, and 3B Nolan Arenado and C Michael Mckenry each hit a triple.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado supplied the only offense his team could muster against Indians starter Danny Salazar on Saturday. Machado went deep in the third inning to give the Orioles a temporary 1-0 lead. 

The solo blast was Machado's ninth of the season, but just his third over his last 25 games. Machado also singled in the game, and now carries a .263 batting average on the season.

Third baseman Evan Longoria is out of the Rays' starting lineup for just the second time this season Saturday as they face a tough pitching matchup in Felix Hernandez and the Mariners. 

Longoria's only other absence from the starting lineup occurred on May 7. Since then, he's essentially hit third in the Rays' lineup every day. But Longoria said he's been dealing with a sore left wrist that's been bothering him and with a good right-hander on the mound, it was a good time to rest the injury. 

Longoria is hitting .273 with five homers and 25 RBIs so far this season. 

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura extended his hitting streak to nine games in his team's 4-2 win over the Twins on Saturday.

Segura went 2 for 4 in the win, his fourth multi-hit game in his last nine contests. Since May 12, Segura is hitting .375 with 15 hits in 40 at-bats.

Max Muncy will start at third base for the Athletics on Saturday, replacing Brett Lawrie. 

Lawrie has started 52 games at third, including the last 10. Muncy will bat seventh in the lineup and start at third base for the sixth time this season, and first since May 25.

Nationals third baseman Yunel Escobar was not in the starting lineup again for Saturday's game against the Cubs. As a result, manager Matt Williams started Clint Robinson in left field, and moved Ryan Zimmerman to the No. 2 hole in the order, followed by Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon at cleanup.

Escobar has now missed back-to-back games after suffering a wrist injury while checking his swing during Thursday's contest. He is expected to rest again on Sunday and will try to test his wrist by taking light swings over the weekend, per the Washington Post. He is hitting .316/.376/.389 with two home runs and 14 RBI in 190 at-bats.

Braves second baseman Jace Peterson underwent an X-ray on his injured hand, which revealed no structural damage between his left thumb and index finger. He's expected to sit out his second straight game on Saturday against Pittsburgh, reports MLB.com.

"I've been playing with it for the last 2 1/2 weeks, so I think it will be good," said Peterson, who believes he jammed his hand while diving for a ball.

Prior to Friday's absence, Peterson led off every game for Atlanta since May 15, and started them all since May 8. He is hitting .262 (45 for 172) with one home run, 22 RBI and six stolen bases in 50 games played.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura hit a lead-off home run in the first inning of Friday's 10-5 win over the Twins. It was Segura's third longball of the season, and his only hit of the game, though he did walk and score another run.

Segura extended his hitting streak to eight games, during which he is batting .361 (13 for 36) with two doubles, two triples and a home run.