Aaron Hill (ankle) flew out in a pinch-hit appearance Monday against the Padres.

Hill left the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets after fouling a ball of his ankle, so Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson wanted to give him a breather. Look for him to return to the starting lineup soon.

Aaron Hill returned to action on Monday May 26.

Aaron Hill (ankle) is available off the bench Monday.

Hill didn't start Monday after leaving the second game of Sunday's doubleheader when he fouled a ball off his left ankle. However, he's feeling much better and is expected back in the lineup Tuesday. "All things considered, we're going to give him another day, and he's available [to pinch-hit]," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "I'm sure he's going to hit in the cage. And he had a pretty big knot on there. And actually he could play the field OK, but the hitting really bothered him."

Aaron Hill was removed from the second game of Sunday's doubleheader against the Mets for precautionary reasons after fouling a ball off his left ankle.

The injury isn't believed to be serious, but the Diamondbacks didn't want to take any chances with him. Cliff Pennington took his place at second base.

Aaron Hill (shoulder) is back in the Diamondbacks' lineup on Wednesday against the Cardinals.

Hill missed a handful of games because of a sore shoulder. He's batting fifth and starting at second base on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

Aaron Hill (shoulder) is likely to return to the lineup Wednesday.

Out since Friday due to a sore shoulder, Hill felt that he could play Tuesday but the Diamondbacks decided to hold him out one more day. The second baseman is batting .269/.324/.431 with four homers and 22 RBI this season.

Aaron Hill was scratched from the Diamondbacks' lineup on Saturday because of a sore shoulder.

Cliff Pennington will start at second base against the visiting Dodgers. Hill is considered day-to-day. He had been getting hot at the plate after a slow start.

Aaron Hill went 2-for-4 and homered for the Diamondbacks' lone run Wednesday against the Nationals.

Hill ended up with six hits in the series against the Nationals. He is batting .329 with three homers and 15 RBI in 20 games since being dropped to the fifth spot in Arizona's lineup.

Aaron Hill hit a tie-breaking, two-run home run in the eighth inning to give the Diamondbacks a 7-5 win over the Brewers on Tuesday.

It was a good time for Hill's only hit of the game. The homer was his first since April 25 and just his third on the season. He's got 21 RBI to go with those three jacks.

Aaron Hill had a terrific day at the plate in Monday's loss to the Brewers, going 4-for-4 with a pair of RBI.

Hill delivered a pair of RBI singles off Matt Garza in the first and third innings, the second of which pulled the Diamondbacks even at 3-3 at the time. Hill also walked in the ballgame, raising his season slash to .274/.336/.422. He has also proven to be a very capable run producer with 19 RBI in the early going.

Aaron Hill went 2-for-4 with two RBI to plate the only runs in Arizona's win on Friday.

Hill has driven in a run in four straight, and he's hitting .317 with a homer and 10 RBI in 11 games since being dropped to the fifth spot in the lineup. Prior to that, he hit .222 with a homer and seven RBI in 19 games batting second.

Aaron Hill had a two-run homer and an RBI double to pace the Diamondbacks offense on Friday.

After struggling in the No. 2 spot in the lineup for 19 games, Hill has hit .300 with five RBI in five games as a No. 5 hitter. He'll probably stay there for a while, which isn't very good news for his fantasy value. Then again, that he hits is more important than where he hits.

Aaron Hill finished 4-for-5 with two RBI in the Diamondbacks' 7-5 comeback win over the Cubs on Wednesday in the 100th anniversary game at Wrigley Field.

Hill's two-run blooper to right field in the top of the ninth inning put the D'Backs ahead for good. It was part of a five-run rally against the Chicago bullpen that quickly lifted Arizona out of a 5-2 deficit. Hill is batting just .240/.284/.385 on the season, but he is capable of getting hot in a hurry. The D'Backs are now 6-18 in 2014.

Aaron Hill singled in two runs in the top of the 12th to lead the Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the Dodgers on Friday.

The Diamondbacks went ahead in the ninth when Chris Withrow threw a wild pitch on an attempted intentional walk of Martin Prado, allowing the go-ahead run to score from third. The good times were short-lived, though, as Juan Uribe homered off Addison Reed in the bottom of the ninth to tie it. That was all for the scoring until the 12th, when Hill delivered the big hit. It was his lone knock in six at-bats for the game.

Aaron Hill singled, doubled, and scored a run in three at-bats against the Cubs on Wednesday.

Hill raised his Cactus League average to .326 in 43 at-bats. Hill suffered a broken hand last season, but seems ready to go with a fresh slate. If he can stay healthy, he should rank among the game's premier power-hitting second basemen once again.

Aaron Hill will not undergo surgery to repair his fractured left hand.

Hill broke the hand back on April 9 and returned to action two months later even though the bone hadn't shown any healing. "They said it's like 80 percent healed," said Hill. "In the last two months, it's decided to heal. My last MRI, I think it was two months ago, nothing had changed. (Hand specialist Dr. Don Sheridan) called me yesterday and said, `You won't believe this!' We didn't want to do surgery anyway, and now this definitely confirms that we won't. I was happy to hear that yesterday."

Aaron Hill went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBI against the Rockies on Saturday.

Hill has busted out of a little slump with seven hits in his last three games. The homer was his first since Aug. 19 and 10th in 283 at-bats this season.

Aaron Hill delivered a game-winning hit in the bottom of the 10th as the Diamondbacks topped the Padres 10-9 on Tuesday.

Hill shot to the gap probably would have been a double under normal circumstances, though perhaps the center fielder would have run it down if he hadn't been playing in with the winning run on third. Regardless, it got the job done and denied the Padres on a night when Bud Black made 83 position switches. It was Hill's first game back after he missed two starts with a groin injury.

Aaron Hill (groin) walked in a pinch-hit appearance Monday.

Hill was out of the starting lineup for the second straight day after he was forced to leave Saturday's extra-inning marathon against the Phillies with mild tightness in his groin. The good news is that he's expected to return on Tuesday.

Aaron Hill is expected to sit out Sunday due to a hip/groin issue.

Hill evidently suffered the injury at some point during Saturday's 18-inning marathon. It's not clear if the malady might force him to miss more than just the one game.