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Diamondbacks second baseman Chris Owings had a nice night at the plate on Monday, as he went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored in the 10-6 win over the Dodgers. 

The 23-year-old infielder has been struggling lately at the plate, and is batting .204 with three RBI over his last 15 games.

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed crushed his fifth home run of the season in Monday night's 10-6 win over the Dodgers. 

Ahmed finished the game 2 for 4 with a single, two RBI and two strikeouts. Ahmed is now hitting .306 over his past 10 games. For the season, his slash line is .233/.303/.348.

Perhaps the experiment of Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed batting leadoff is over. He was placed into that role for three of the last four games, but finds himself back in the eighth spot Monday night against the Dodgers.

Ahmed hasn't thrived at the top of the order. He was 2-for-11 batting leadoff with just one run scored.

A.J. Pollock is back in the leadoff spot, where he was positioned for the eight games prior to Ahmed taking over. He is hitless in his last eight at-bats.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford homered during a 6-3 win Sunday against the Rockies. He hit a solo home run off Kyle Kendrick with two outs in the sixth inning -- his 10th home run this season.

Crawford has been on a nice run since Thursday, batting .357 (5 for 14) with one triple, one home run, two doubles, four RBI and four runs in his last four games.

Crawford hasn't had a great month, batting .227 in 24 June games. His batting average has declined from .299 to .275 in June.

Marlins infielder Miguel Rojas will make his 2015 debut in Saturday's game. 

Rojas will start at third base, for just the eleventh time in his MLB career. He'll bat eighth in the lineup. 

Rojas was called up from the minor leagues after Friday's game. 

Mets third baseman Ruben Tejada is in the starting lineup for Saturday's game. 

Tejada was forced to leave Friday's game after being hit in the arm by a pitch in the fourth inning. 

X-rays were negative, but manager Terry Collins was considering giving Tejada a day off after Friday's game. 

The Marlins are calling up shortstop Miguel Rojas from Triple-A New Orleans, according to CBSSports.com Baseball Insider Jon Heyman.

Rojas hit .302 with three home runs and 23 RBI in 274 at-bats in Triple-A this season.

The Marlins did not have a lot of things go right for them on Friday, as they fell to the Dodgers 7-1. But second baseman Dee Gordon was a bright spot on the evening. Gordon went 3 for 4, scored a run and stole his 26th base of the season. 

Gordon just hasn't stopped hitting in 2015. He is now riding an eight game-hitting streak, and has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 games overall. In that 15-game stretch, Gordon is batting .355 and has six stolen bases. Strangely enough, however, he has not drawn a walk since May 24.

Mets infielder Ruben Tejada left Friday's game against the Reds after being hit by a pitch in the arm in the bottom of the fourth inning. Tejada, who started at third base on Friday, was replaced by Eric Campbell in the top of the fifth.

The Mets are calling the injury a left elbow contusion. Tejada underwent X-Rays, which came back negative. He was 0 for 1 before departing.

"He's pretty stiff right now," Mets manager Terry Collins said immediately after the game, per MLB.com. "That's why I took him out. He might need a day."

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford went 2 for 4 with a triple, two RBI and two runs scored in the 13-8 win over the Padres on Thursday. The solid effort brought his season average up to .274.

The triple, his third of the season, was one of four three-baggers the Giants hit on Thursday. Crawford had been 0-for-10 over his last three games, so this was a good mini-slump buster for the 28-year-old shortstop.