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The Diamondbacks have made multiple adjustments to their starting lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals, the team announced. 

Ender Inciarte, Yasmany Tomas and Chris Owings are back in the starting lineup, moving Mark Trumbo, Cliff Pennington and Nick Ahmed to the bench. Trumbo has started four of the last six games for Arizona. 

The Diamondbacks are currently the underdogs (+135) against the Nationals on Monday.

Diamondbacks shortstop Chris Owings managed one seven-game tear in late April. That has not been good enough to consider him productive in 2015.

Owings had more than half his hits on the season during that stretch. He is otherwise 10-for-71. A hitless Sunday weakened his slash line to .210/.240/.330.

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon is back in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.

Gordon was held out of the last two games with a leg issue but was able to return Sunday as expected. He has hit .437/.461/.521 with 12 stolen bases in 119 at-bats. Jeff Baker, who drew the start for Gordon Saturday but had to come out with an oblique injury, is on the bench.

The Marlins are a coin flip (-105) against the Giants Sunday.

Giants catcher Buster Posey, shortstop Brandon Crawford and center fielder Angel Pagan are not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

Second baseman Joe Panik will serve as the team's No. 3 hitter, a slot that normally features Pagan, while shortstop Matt Duffy will slot into Panik's regular No. 2 spot. First baseman Brandon Belt has been bumped to the cleanup role.

The Giants are a coin flip (-105) against the Marlins Sunday.

Mets rookies Dilson Herrera and Kevin Plawecki are out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Herrera has made seven straight starts at second base since joining the lineup but will get a breather Sunday, with Ruben Tejada taking his place. Plawecki has made five straight starts behind the plate, but Anthony Recker will catch Sunday.

The Mets are road favorites (-150) in Philadelphia.

Mets infielder Ruben Tejada is battling his way back into the rotation in the infield. Saturday, Tejada made a beautiful stop at short, earning the respect of manager Terry Francona, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Collins said after the game Tejada made a great play by a good player and that ever since he lost his job, Tejada has never worked harder.

That hard work is paying off as Tejada will draw the start at second base on Sunday, his third start of the season at second.

Marlins reserve infielder Jeff Baker will get his second start of the season and first at second base Saturday in San Francisco and will bat sixth, filling in for Dee Gordon, who’s out of the lineup (leg) for the second straight game. 

Gordon is dealing with a sore right leg muscle. He is expected to be back in the starting lineup for Sunday's game, according to MLB.com.

In 12 at-bats this season, Baker has three hits and one double.

Citing a sore right leg muscle, the Marlins kept second baseman Dee Gordon out of Friday's lineup, reports MLB.com.

"Precautionary to make sure it doesn't lead into something," general manager Dan Jennings said.

In his first 28 games, Gordon has amassed 52 hits. Second baseman Donovan Solano will start at second base and bat eighth.

The Marlins are the underdogs (+115) at San Francisco on Friday.

Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon continued his torrid start to the season, recording his fourth three-hit game in May on Thursday at San Francisco. He had two singles, one double, one run and one RBI.

Gordon, who is batting .437 through 28 games, has totaled 15 multihit games, including nine during a 12-game hitting streak. He is batting .560 (28 for 50) with one triple, two doubles, three RBI, five walks, eight runs and five stolen bases in his last 12 games.

Gordon is the first player since Rod Carew in 1983 to have as many as 52 hits through his first 28 games, according to The Miami Herald.

Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed went 1 for 3 with two walks and two runs scored in his team's 13-7 win over the Rockies in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Ahmed has had trouble finding offense early in the season, picking up just eight hits in 57 at-bats during April, but he was able to reach base safely multiple times Wednesday like almost everyone else in the Diamondbacks' lineup. Ahmed has hit .152/.253/.167 with four runs scored.