De La Cruz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Friday's 11-5 loss to the Tigers.

De La Cruz enjoyed his first game with three or more hits since March 31, highlighted by a solo home run in the fifth inning. The 23-year-old has been on a tear in June, tallying four multi-hit efforts with seven extra-base hits, six RBI, nine runs scored and three steals through 11 games. On the year, he's slashing .267/.347/.477 with 14 homers, 46 RBI, 52 runs scored and 20 steals across 300 plate appearances.

Walls is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.

Walls had started five consecutive games at shortstop but will yield to Jose Caballero at the position Friday for the second time in three games. Walls is 8-for-24 (.333) with six RBI and three runs scored in June.

Wilson (hamstring) is in the Athletics' starting lineup Friday and is batting second against the Royals.

Wilson missed the final two games of the Athletics' series against the Angels earlier this week and had the off day Thursday, so he's back in action after getting three days of rest due to a tight hamstring. Wilson is slashing .366/.402/.520 with eight home runs, 38 RBI, 36 runs scored and five stolen bases across 272 plate appearances this season.

Ritter is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.

The Rockies recalled the 24-year-old on June 6 after placing Ezequiel Tovar (oblique) on the IL. Ritter has started at shortstop in all six of Colorado's games since, logging a hit each contest with a pair of triples and four RBI. He'll get a well-earned night off Friday as Orlando Arcia fills in at short.

King has gone 9-for-38 (.237) with only one extra-base hit (a home run) in nine games since getting a promotion to Double-A Harrisburg.

Prior to getting bumped up to Harrisburg, the 10th overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft had been slashing .329/.351/.452 over his last 18 games for High-A Wilmington with an 11.4 percent strikeout rate, a massive improvement on the 28.7 percent K rate he posted in his first 27 contests this season. King's 19.5 percent rate so far at Double-A is a step back, but it's still a solid number for a prospect whose primary selling points as a dynasty asset are his hit tool, speed and potential defensive versatility.

Freeland is slashing .264/.379/.440 with eight home runs, 12 steals, a 15.7 percent walk rate and a 25.2 percent strikeout rate in 64 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Freeland hasn't been dominant (113 wRC+), but he's been pretty good across the board, particularly for an age-appropriate shortstop at the highest level of the minors. His 50.3 percent hard-hit rate is very strong and he's been a line drive machine (27.0 LD%) while using the whole field (31.3 Oppo%) and rarely chasing out of the zone (20.8 O-Swing%). Freeland isn't on the 40-man roster, but after playing 103 games at Triple-A across 2024 and 2025, he appears ready for the big leagues if the Dodgers have a need or if he's dealt to another team at the trade deadline.

Williams went 3-for-4 with a walk, a double, two triples, two RBI, three runs scored and a stolen base for Double-A Binghamton on Thursday.

The 21-year-old top prospect has been simply destroying baseballs this week, going 8-for-15 over his last four games, and incredibly all eight knocks -- four doubles, two triples and two homers -- have gone for extra bases. Williams is blocked at his natural shortstop position by Francisco Lindor, but he's seen time at second base and center field this season, and the latter spot might provide his clearest path to a starting job in the majors for the Mets. Williams is slashing .298/.407/.530 for Binghamton with six homers, 18 steals and a 31:42 BB:K in 52 contests, and a promotion to Triple-A Syracuse seems imminent.

Smith started at shortstop and went 2-for-5 with a walk, a solo home run and two additional runs scored in Thursday's 16-3 win over Minnesota.

Smith homered to lead off the game, setting up the Rangers to score 16 runs for the second time in the series. He has multiple hits in four straight contests and six in 10 games during the month of June, during which he's gone 15-for-42 (.357) with four doubles, two home runs, seven RBI, two steals and seven runs. The versatile Smith will be in the lineup whenever the Rangers face a right-hander, either to give Corey Seager a breather at shortstop as he did Thursday, or at first base in place of Jake Burger, who has been deployed at designated hitter four times in the last seven contests.

Pena went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Thursday's 4-3 victory over the White Sox.

Pena keeps piling up multi-hit games, with Thursday's showing being his 24th of the campaign already. Seven of those have come in the month of June, and over his last 17 contests and 70 at-bats, the speedy shortstop is hitting .414 with three homers, six doubles, eight RBI, 13 runs scored and eight stolen bases.

Pratt is slashing .239/.331/.351 with four home runs, 13 steals, a 10.1 percent walk rate and a 15.1 percent strikeout rate in 54 games for Double-A Biloxi.

Pratt's 27.5 percent hard-hit rate is actually pretty strong, especially for a young shortstop at Double-A, but Pratt has managed just one home run while hitting .223 over his last 36 games. Pratt is the fifth-youngest qualified hitter at Double-A, as he won't turn 21 until August. Given the strength of his hit tool and the fact he isn't an extreme groundball hitter (40.6 GB% at Double-A), Pratt should access more game power as he adds strength to his 6-foot-3, 206-pound frame.