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Eugenio Suarez looks to help D-backs salvage split vs. Braves

July 11 - Eugenio Suarez's bat was missing in action for the first three-plus months of the season but it is heating up in July.

Suarez was a sub-.200 hitter when the month began but he has rediscovered his stroke. The Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman will look to keep up the torrid hitting when his club closes a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves on Thursday night in Phoenix.

Suarez was acquired from the Seattle Mariners in the offseason to give the offense a boost. Instead, the power was missing and he batted just .172 in May and .