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, but X-rays on his left index finger came back negative. He will get more testing Tuesday, he told reporters.

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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.

With limited payroll flexibility and less prospect capital than a year ago, the Padres could opt to move one of the pitchers.

D-backs third baseman Eugenio Suárez exited Monday's 5-1 loss to the Tigers in the ninth inning after being hit on the right hand by a 95.6 mph sinker thrown by reliever Will Vest. X-rays came back negative,

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 .