Ritter is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Houston.

Though he's hitting .294 since being activated from the injured list Aug. 15, Ritter hasn't yet taken full control of an everyday role at second base for the Rockies. He'll hit the bench for the third time in four games while the Rockies use Tyler Freeman at the keystone on Thursday.

Triolo is not in the lineup for Thursday's game in St. Louis.

Triolo saw his streak of five straight multi-hit games come to an end during Wednesday's 2-1 win, though he drew two walks and scored a run. With Triolo getting a day off Thursday, the Pirates will turn to Liover Peguero at shortstop.

De La Cruz went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Dodgers.

De La Cruz has slumped during the month of August, and a recent report indicated he was managing a quadriceps injury. There may be some validity to that reporting, as Wednesday's stolen-base attempt was his first in 15 games and third attempt this month, his lowest monthly output in 2025. When he didn't get on base Tuesday, De La Cruz struck out four times, upping his monthly total to 35 (33.0 percent strikeout rate).

Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 3-2 win over Milwaukee.

Perdomo's leadoff home run in the eighth inning gave the Diamondbacks a needed insurance run. It was his 15th homer and continued a torrid month of August, during which the shortstop is slashing .366/.478/.591 with four home runs, 12 RBI, 19 walks, eight steals and 27 runs over 25 contests.

Ritter is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Though Ritter saw his 10-game hitting streak come to an end in Tuesday's 6-1 win, he remained productive from the bottom of the lineup by reaching base twice and coming around to score on both occasions. Orlando Arcia will fill in for Ritter at the keystone in Wednesday's contest.

Triolo will start at shortstop and bat leadoff in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Triolo will occupy the leadoff spot for a second straight matchup versus a right-handed pitcher, and he's also hit leadoff each of the last two times the Pirates have gone up against a lefty. The infielder has earned a move up in the batting order by tallying five straight multi-hit games and slashing .338/.420/.506 in August.

Allen is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.

Vidal Brujan will cover shortstop for the matinee contest while Allen rests after starting in each of Atlanta's last three games. Allen is a dependable defender at shortstop, but he's gone 0-for-16 at the plate over his last seven starts to bring his season-long batting line down to .220/.285/.249 across 394 plate appearances.

Ritter went 0-for-2 with two runs scored Tuesday against the Astros.

Ritter has started 10 of Colorado's last 11 games since returning from the injured list. Seven of those games have come on the road, and he's managed to go 10-for-34 with two doubles, a triple, five RBI and six runs scored.

Perdomo went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 9-8 loss to the Brewers.

Perdomo continued his breakout season with a run-scoring single in the seventh inning and then a game-tying double an inning later. He's knocked in 86 runs this season, smashing his previous career best of 47 in 2023. Perdomo ranks third among baseball's shortstops with a 5.5 fWAR.

De La Cruz went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Monday's 7-0 loss to the Dodgers.

De La Cruz has started in all but one of the Reds' 132 games to date, but the rigors of the long season seem to be catching up with the 25-year-old. Though his .799 OPS on the season isn't far behind his 2024 mark of .810, De La Cruz is slashing just .217/.258/.293 with a 29.9 percent strikeout rate in August, and he's offered limited impact in the counting categories this month with zero home runs, two steals, 10 runs and five RBI across 22 contests. According to Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati, De La Cruz has been managing a quadriceps injury, which could explain his relative lack of activity as a baserunner in recent weeks. De La Cruz is expected to keep playing on an everyday basis as the Reds battle for a wild-card spot heading into September, and while he may continue to be selective with his steal attempts, fantasy managers should eventually expect some improvement with his production as a hitter. Even in a down month, De La Cruz is still striking the ball with authority; he's sporting a 41 percent hard-hit rate and has produced 16 batted-ball events exceeding 100 miles per hour thus far in August.