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- Updated: September 10, 2016
PHOENIX — Chris Owings has done anything the D-backs have needed him to do this season. He’s played infield, played outfield and batted in various spots throughout the order.
Right now, Arizona is rewarding Owings’ strong season by putting him in the No. 2 hole, a spot typically held by one of a team’s top hitters.
“That’s something that we’re going to look at for the rest of this year,” D-backs manager Chip Hale said. “He had some big hits in L.A. to drive in some runs. It just adds another great athlete to the top of the order that can wreak some havoc on the pitching.”
Entering Friday’s series opener against the Giants, Owings was batting .288 in 96 games with a pair of homers, …
