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Witt went 1-for-5 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Friday's 8-6 loss to the Twins.

The steal was Witt's first since he swiped three bags April 12 versus the Rangers. The shortstop has gone 4-for-22 (.182) over his last five games, causing his season slash line to drop to .241/.281/.426 over 114 plate appearances. He's at least been solid with the counting stats, racking up four home runs, six steals, 10 RBI and 15 runs scored through 27 contests.

Pena went 1-for-4 with a home run in Friday's 3-1 loss against Philadelphia.

Pena launched a solo shot off an Aaron Nola fastball in the first inning. But that was the sole source of offense on the night for the Astros. Houston's shortstop was slashing .200/.273/.388 on April 21. Recently Pena has turned it on. In the last six games, he's raised his slash line to .240/.301/.452.

Diaz is not in the starting lineup for Friday's contest against the Reds.

Diaz went just 1-for-11 in a series against the Angels to drop his batting average to .143, and he's in danger of losing more playing time to some of the younger options on the Athletics. Jordan Diaz will play second base with Kevin Smith handling shortstop duties for Friday's battle against Cincinnati.

Volpe isn't in the Yankees' lineup Friday against the Rangers.

Currently in the middle of a four-game hitting streak, Volpe will get a breather for Friday's contest. Oswald Peraza will take Volpe's place at shortstop and bat fifth.

Anderson (knee) is on track to be activated from the injured list early next week, James Fegan of The Athletic reports.

Anderson is set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Friday and will remain there through the weekend. Assuming all goes well, he should be activated Tuesday versus the Twins following Monday's off day. Anderson has been out since April 10 with a sprained left knee.

Chang underwent successful surgery Thursday to remove a fractured hamate bone from his left wrist, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Chang suffered the injury Monday and is expected to be sidelined about six weeks. With Chang out, Enrique Hernandez has made two straight starts at shortstop.

Duran started at third base and went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Yankees.

Duran replaced the injured Josh Jung (hand) and recorded his fourth multi-hit effort over his last nine starts. Jung, who was hit on the left hand during Wednesday's game, took batting practice Thursday and is expected to return Friday.

Correa went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over Kansas City.

Correa's 421-foot shot in the fourth inning extended Minnesota's lead to 7-1. The star shortstop still has some work to do to get back to his normal standard, as he's slashing just .205/.280/.373 to start the year.

Mateo went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and a run scored in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Tigers.

Mateo is one of seven players in the majors with 10 steals already on the year. He's hit safely in his last four games, going 5-for-14 with five runs scored in that span. For the season, the shortstop is slashing .361/.406/.639 with four home runs, 13 RBI, 18 runs scored and five doubles through 71 plate appearances. There's a chance newly-promoted prospect Joey Ortiz snags some playing time at shortstop, but it's tough to see Mateo's bat coming out of the lineup much since he's hitting well.

Baez (hand) was scratched from the Tigers' lineup ahead of Thursday's game against Baltimore, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Baez's left hand is still sore after getting hit by a pitch Wednesday against the Brewers, and it will now officially cost him at least one start. In Baez's absence, Nick Maton will shift to shortstop, Zach McKinstry moves to third base and Jonathan Schoop will start at second.