Eugenio Suarez was hit in the hand in Monday's loss to the Tigers, but his X-rays fortunately came back negative.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Eugenio Suárez, who was hit hard on his hand while batting in ninth inning, is one of the top trade deadline candidates.

Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez hopes he avoided major injury when he was hit in the right index finger by a pitch late in a 5-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers.

The Arizona Diamondbacks lost 5-1 to the Detroit Tigers on Monday, July 28, and All-Star Eugenio Suarez was hit by a pitch again.

Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star third baseman Eugenio Suárez left Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers after being hit on the hand by a pitch, but he appeared to escape serious injury. After the game, Suárez told reporters that X-rays on his left index finger were negative.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman and leading trade-deadline target Eugenio Suárez exited Monday night's eventual 5-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers after he was struck on the hand by a 95.6 mph pitch.

Slugger Eugenio Suarez was hit in the hand by a pitch in the ninth inning on July 28 in yet another loss for a Diamondbacks team that’s playing with a pocketful of white flags. Critics are going to question Torey Lovullo by asking why Suarez was in a meaningless game when he was clearly the best bait Mike Hazen has in his tackle box to search for a big fish who can rejuvenate this franchise for the long haul.

If Suárez does end up missing serious time, Hazen may be forced to hold on to his All-Star third baseman, limiting Arizona's Deadline return. This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks as D-backs May Have Avoided Disaster with Eugenio Suárez Injury .