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Dee Gordon stole a career-best four bases during an 8-6 win Sunday at Arizona. It was the most stolen bases by a Dodger in a game since Rafael Furcal did it against Arizona in 2007.

Gordon is up to nine stolen bases in 11 games. He is batting .400 (16 for 40) with one home run, two doubles, five RBI and five runs.

"He's always been able to do that," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said, "but now he's getting on base a lot. He's walking and he's getting his hits. That's what really changes the dynamic."

The Nationals recalled infielder Zach Walters from Triple-A Syracuse after placing third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (thumb) on the 15-day disabled list Sunday.

Walters has worked to a .290 batting average in nine games for Triple-A Syracuse this season, with a .303 on-base percentage and .452 slugging percentage. He has three doubles, one triple and three RBI.

The Nationals will likely call up infielder Zach Walters to replace Ryan Zimmerman's roster spot on Sunday, a source told MLB.com following Saturday's 6-3 loss to Atlanta.

Walters, 24, batted .379 in 13 spring at-bats before his demotion. He is hitting .310 with three doubles, one triple and three RBI in 29 at-bats at Triple-A Syracuse.

Diamondbacks shortstop Cliff Pennington certainly took advantage of a rare start Thursday night. He hit three singles in five at-bats against San Francisco, including one that drove in two runs in the second inning.

Pennington, who had not started a game since April 2, singled in the eighth, then singled again, stole second and scored the winning run in the 10th.

First returns on the decision made by the Diamondbacks to start Chris Owings over Didi Gregorius at shortstop: Not bad.

Owings has displayed no power this season with just one extra-base hit in 37 at-bats and a major league homerless streak that has reached 92 at-bats. But he is batting .297 with three stolen bases.

He is also trending downward. Owings has just three hits in his last 19 at-bats. His lack of power indicates that he must improve his patience at the plate and ability to make consistent contact. He has just one walk with eight strikeouts.

Dodgers second baseman Dee Gordon didn't waste any time getting his team on the scoreboard Tuesday against the Tigers, as he hit a leadoff home run off Max Scherzer in the bottom of the first, putting Los Angeles up 1-0. It was Gordon's first home run.

Gordon finished the game 2 for 5. He's hit safely in six of eight games. Gordon is batting .357 (10 for 28) with one home run, two doubles, four RBI, four runs, two walks and three stolen bases in eight games.

Mets infielder Ruben Tejada picked up his first multi-hit performance of the season Tuesday, in a 4-0 win over the Braves.   

Tejada went 2 for 3 in the game, driving in one run with each single. He also scored twice and walked once, while striking out once in the win.

Tejada raised has batting averaging to .286 on the season with Tuesday's performance, though he also boasts a .400 on-base percentage through seven games. 

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford played well Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, driving in two runs in a 7-3 win. Crawford brought in both runs in the fifth inning with a two-run single, and finished 2 for 4 in the game with two strikeouts.

Crawford is now hitting .261 in seven games, with a .393 on-base percentage thanks to five walks.   

Dodgers second baseman Dee Gordon will start Sunday Night against the Padres.

Gordon reached four times during his first start of the season. He's expected to platoon against right handers, but could work his way into more action if he gets off to a hot start. He'll hit eighth against Andrew Cashner. 

Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings will break camp with the big-league team, beating out fellow shortstop Didi Gregorius. Gregorius will start the year in the minors, the team announced.

Owings batted .288/.351/.442 with one home run and six RBI over 52 Cactus League at-bats. He went 1 for 4 with a walk in Australia.