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Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado played well in his Triple-A rehab debut Saturday, as he takes the final steps in his recovery from a broken finger.

Arenado played third base and batted second for the Colorado Sky Sox, going 2 for 4 with a double, one run scored and two driven in before he was lifted late.

Arenado will likely be with Colorado Springs through the weekend, before the team considered bringing him back from the disabled list. 

Surging Orioles third baseman Manny Machado remained hot Saturday against Tampa Bay with a two-run homer in the eighth that began in earnest a comeback his team could not complete.

Machado has nine hits in his last seven games.

Brewers shortstop Jean Segura was removed from Saturday's game due to leg cramps, the team announced.

Segura went 1 for 3 and scored a run but was replaced by a pinch runner after grounding into a fielder's choice in the sixth inning. He has hit .244/.277/.333 with four home runs, 22 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 303 at-bats.

Padres waiver acquisition Irving Falu is active for Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks, while infielder Jace Peterson has been sent to Triple-A El Paso.

Falu was placed on waivers by the Brewers before the Padres claimed him Thursday. He was 0 for 10 with the Brewers but hit .306/.364/.361 with one home run, 10 RBI and seven stolen bases in 144 at-bats with Triple-A Nashville.

Peterson is 5 for 50 with two stolen bases in 23 games with the Padres.

There was no doubt about the offensive star for the Nationals against the Cubs in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday. It was third baseman Anthony Rendon, who had his bat and legs involved in every run.

Rendon doubled and scored in the sixth, then tripled in a run and scored in the eighth. He also had a single to fall a home run short of the cycle and sweeten a fine stat line to .282/.341/.485.

The Rockies are rushing third baseman Nolan Arenado right along. He was to begin a rehab assignment Sunday, but will start his minor league stint Saturday night instead at Triple-A Colorado Springs, the Denver Post has reported.

Arenado had been a key cog in the Colorado attack before going down with a broken finger sustained on May 23. He will assume a fine .305/.333/.489 stat line upon his return.

Orioles third baseman Manny Machado was in the team's starting lineup Saturday.

Machado had his suspension hearing earlier this week, and was expected to get word on his appeal soon. Machado is expected to serve at least a couple games of his suspension, but will continue to start until MLB makes an official ruling following his appeal.

The Twins expect to have both Trevor Plouffe and Eduardo Nunez back from the disabled list Monday, according to MLB.com.

Plouffe was with the team in Texas taking batting practice, while recovering from a rib injury, while Nunez is working his way back from a hamstring injury at Double-A New Britain.  

Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado's batting practice session went well Friday, and he has been cleared to begin a minor-league rehab assignment.

Arenado is working his way back from a broken finger that has kept him out for more than a month. He will begin his assignment at Triple-A Colorado Sunday according to the Denver Post, and should stay there for at least a few days before the team considers bringing him back. 

Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe will not require a minor league rehab assignment as he recovers from an oblique injury that has had him sidelined since June 14. He should be activated from the disabled list by Monday, per the St. Paul Pioneer-Press.

He will return with a stat line of .241/.320/.400 and 38 RBI in 245 at-bats.