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Emerging Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings produced his fifth game of three hits or more since May 17 with a three-hit game Tuesday night in Colorado.

Owings achieved the feat in style with a double, triple and solo homer in the fourth inning. His slugging percentage now stands at .436, its highest point since April 3.

Diamondbacks infielder Cliff Pennington will require surgery to repair ligament damage in his left thumb, the Arizona Republic reports Tuesday.

Manager Kirk Gibson said Pennington will miss up to two months as a result of the procedure, though it is not yet clear when he will go under the knife. Pennington was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. 

The Diamondbacks put shortstop Cliff Pennington on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ligament in his left thumb. He's hitting .243 with no homers and six RBI in 74 at-bats.

Diamondbacks shortstop Cliff Pennington was back in the lineup Sunday after missing several games with a thumb injury. Pennington is hitting .257 with six RBI in 70 at-bats.

Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada had a breakout offensive performance Saturday, going 3 for 4 with two walks, one home run, two RBI and two runs in his team's 5-4 win over the Phillies.

Tejada has seen a huge improvement in recent days, posting multi-hit efforts in three of his last four games. His home run was his first of the season and the third in 1,344 career at-bats. Tejada has hit .227/.349/.289 in 128 at-bats.

Diamondbacks shortstop Cliff Pennington is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Reds.

Pennington hasn't played since Tuesday due to a thumb injury. He has hit .257/.342/.343 in 70 at-bats.

Slumping Brandon Crawford is grabbing some pine Saturday for the Giants in St. Louis. His shortstop spot has been taken by Ehire Adrianza.

Crawford has just two hits in his last 20 at-bats.

Diamondbacks shortstop Cliff Pennington was not in the team's starting lineup Friday.

Pennington was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to a thumb injury. He's not the usual starter at short, so it's unclear whether Pennington is still hurt, or if he's available off the bench. He's hitting .257 in 70 at-bats. 

Diamondbacks shortstop Cliff Pennington has been scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to a thumb injury, FOXSportsArizona.com reports.

Pennington hurt the thumb on his glove hand administering a tag on a slide Tuesday, and he'll get Wednesday off to recover. He has hit .257/.342/.343 with six RBI in 70 at-bats.

Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings went 1 for 4 with a walk and a solo home run in his team's 2-1 win over the Mets in the first half of Sunday's doubleheader.

Owings smacked his home run over the left-field fence in the top of the first inning, and he watched the winning run score on an error committed during a ground ball he hit in the ninth inning. Owings has hit .267/.313/.413 with three home runs and eight RBI in 150 at-bats.