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Owings went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer, a walk and two runs against the Padres on Tuesday.

Just 3-for-27 over his last seven appearances, Owings badly needed a bounce-back effort like this. Even with that slump, he's returned massive value for fantasy owners (most of whom likely plucked him off the waiver wire) by providing seven homers, 33 RBI and nine steals while being eligible at a number of positions.

Diaz is not in the lineup Tuesday against the Reds, Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports.

Diaz, who only has four hits in the past week, will get a night off after a string of 10 straight starts. Paul DeJong will move over to shortstop to fill the void, while Greg Garcia enters the lineup at second.

Tejada was called up by the Orioles on Tuesday, Eduardo A. Encina of The Baltimore Sun reports.

The Orioles acquired Tejada from the Yankees on Sunday for cash, and he's set to assume Paul Janish's role as the team's utility infielder with Janish designated for assignment. Tejada, 27, has hit .252/.327/.320 with 10 homers and 16 stolen bases in 616 career games in the major leagues (2,262 plate appearances). He figures to stick around until Ryan Flaherty (shoulder) is good to go.

Arcia is not in the lineup Monday against the Giants.

Arcia has been swinging the bat well as of late, collecting 14 hits in over the past 14 games. However, he'll get a night off on the heels of a two-strikeout performance Sunday, allowing Eric Sogard to pick up a start at shortstop.

Swanson is not in the lineup Monday against the Phillies.

Swanson has shown signs of life at the plate recently, collecting a hit in each of his last three contests, although he's also struck out four times in that span. He'll head to the bench for a night off Monday with Johan Camargo taking over for him at shortstop.

Diaz went 2-for-3 with an RBI ground-rule double, another two-bagger and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 loss to the Cubs.

The Cuban shortstop snapped an RBI drought Sunday, as he hadn't driven in a run since May 10. His multi-hit effort was also his first since May 27, but Diaz does now have a modest three-game hitting streak to start June. After a sluggish April, Diaz is slashing .302/.353/.396 over the last month (27 games).

Turner went 2-for-4 with a triple, a walk, two steals, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the A's.

It's his fifth multi-hit performance in the last seven games, a stretch during which Turner is hitting .343/.361/.400 with six runs, three RBI and five steals. The 23-year-old is now 16-for-19 on the basepaths through 45 games, putting him on pace to top 50 steals in his first full big-league campaign.

Crawford went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and four RBI during Sunday's loss to Philadelphia.

Since returning from the disabled list May 11, Crawford sports a .272/.307/.420 slash line with two homers, 16 RBI and 10 runs over 22 games. Those are respectable numbers for a middle infielder, and Crawford probably has room for improvement after posting a .777 OPS with 168 RBI over the previous two seasons.

Story was 2-for-4 with two RBI Sunday in a 3-1 win against the Padres.

It's still not the rookie campaign that had everyone talking, but Story is now 9-for-27 in his last seven games and looking like he's coming around at least a little bit. His .207 batting average is an eyesore, and his .731 OPS is not much better. The 24-year-old will still be the everyday shortstop for Colorado for the foreseeable future.

Tejada was traded to the Orioles by the Yankees on Sunday in exchange for cash considerations.

The infielder hasn't set foot on a major-league diamond this season and, as such, will report to Baltimore's Triple-A Norfolk affiliate. Tejada's numbers in 2017 with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre aren't awful (.269 average, 21 RBI, six homers 15:17 BB:K in 130 at-bats), so it'll be interesting to see if he'll get a shot with Baltimore as the season progresses.