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Betts went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the White Sox.

Betts provided some late offense for Los Angeles, taking Grant Taylor deep in the eighth inning for a solo shot. The homer was his seventh of the season and his first in 15 games, ending a power drought where he batted just .188 with one RBI. He also stole his first base of 2026 in the fourth inning. Through 37 games, Betts is slashing just .204 with a .641 OPS.

Tovar went 3-for-6 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in Sunday's 23-9 win over the Athletics.

Tovar missed a couple of games due to calf soreness. The shortstop played the bulk of this blowout, though Edouard Julien was brought in at second base with Willi Castro moving over to short in the eighth inning. It looks like Tovar should be good to handle a starting role again moving forward. He's hitting .231 (9-for-39) in June, and he's up to .218 on the year with a .605 OPS, five home runs, 24 RBI, 21 runs scored, 14 doubles and four stolen bases over 67 contests.

Pratt was removed Sunday from Triple-A Nashville's game against Durham prior to the sixth inning and will be recalled prior to the Brewers' next game Tuesday against the Guardians, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.

The 21-year-old's eventual promotion to the majors seemed inevitable at some point in 2026, after he signed an eight-year, $50 million extension with Milwaukee in early April. Though Pratt has posted a modest .735 OPS at Triple-A this season, he's been running hot since mid-May, batting .281 with four home runs and six stolen bases while walking at a 10.1 percent clip over his last 25 games with Nashville. Pratt has played exclusively at shortstop since 2024, so the Brewers could have him displace Joey Ortiz (.561 OPS over 170 plate appearances on the season) as their primary option at the position.

Winn is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.

Rookie JJ Wetherholt will slide over from his usual spot at second base to make his first MLB start at shortstop while Winn rests in the series finale. Winn had started in each of St. Louis' last five games, going 3-for-20 with a double, a stolen base, two walks, four runs and two RBI during that stretch.

Ortiz will start at shortstop and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Ortiz will stick in the starting nine for the seventh time in eight games while he's maintained a serviceable .280/.357/.400 slash line thus far in June. With Ortiz's playing time on the upswing, Luis Rengifo has been an odd man out on the left side of the infield of late.

Rojas said that he's an available option off the bench for Sunday's game against the White Sox after aggravating a right shin injury during Saturday's 7-1 win, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

Rojas didn't start Saturday but entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter for Alex Freeland. The veteran infielder noted that he initially hurt his shin during the Dodgers' previous series in Pittsburgh, and he tweaked it again while grounding out during his fifth-inning at-bat. Rojas was able to stay in the game and played two innings in the field before being pulled from the game in the top of the seventh after reaching base on a walk. He told Plunkett that he elected to pull himself from the game because he didn't want to be further compromised in the field while Yoshinobu Yamamoto was in the midst of a perfect game, but Rojas doesn't expect his shin to be a concern moving forward.

Mateo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

With Freddy Peralta on the bump for New York, Mateo will head to the bench for a second straight matchup with a right-handed pitcher after managing just two hits in 14 at-bats with a 1:6 BB:K through the first seven games in June. Atlanta should still be able to find room for the right-handed hitter in the lineup against lefties, but Mauricio Dubon and Ha-Seong Kim look to be prioritized ahead of Mateo at shortstop.

Tovar (calf) will start at shortstop and bat fifth Sunday against the Athletics.

Tovar was held out of the starting nine for the first two games of the series in Las Vegas due to left calf soreness, but manager Warren Schaeffer said that the 24-year-old was available off the bench for Saturday's 7-5 loss. Though Tovar ultimately went unused in that contest, he'll settle back in at his usual spot at shortstop in the series finale. Tovar had gotten off to a rough start to June prior to missing the last two contests, producing just five hits in 33 at-bats (.152 average) while posting a 1:15 BB:K over eight games.

Bogaerts (head) is starting at shortstop and batting cleanup Sunday against the Orioles.

The veteran shortstop was hit in the head by a pitch during Saturday's contest and exited the game a short while later, but his presence in the lineup Sunday indicates he has no lingering issues. Bogaerts has struggled at the plate in June with a .148/.303/.185 slash line and 27.3 percent strikeout rate through nine games this month.

Griffin will report to the Pirates' facility in Bradenton, Fla. during the upcoming week to continue rehab for his right forearm strain, Aidan Stepansky of MLB.com reports.

Griffin began playing catch out to 90 feet Wednesday and is expected to gradually increase the distance and intensity of his throwing while he's out in Florida. The standout rookie has been on the shelf since May 31 but could have a realistic shot at returning to action for the Pirates before the end of June, depending on how quickly he's able to resume full baseball activities.