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O'Neill (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.

O'Neill will hit the bench for a second straight game, after he was away from the team for Saturday's 7-4 loss while battling a stomach virus. The 29-year-old is back with the team for Sunday's series finale and is expected to be available off the bench, per Sean McAdam of MassLive.com.

Hamilton (lat) is scheduled to throw a high-intensity bullpen session Tuesday, per MLB.com.

Hamilton is recovering from the lat strain he suffered in mid-June. The righty reliever resumed throwing in early July but has yet to face live hitters. That could be his next step if Tuesday's session goes well, and Hamilton may be able to begin a minor-league rehab assignment within the next two weeks with a goal of rejoining the Yankees in late August or early September.

Arozarena went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs in an extra-inning win over the Phillies on Saturday.

Arozarena's blistering bat continued making an impact Saturday, with the veteran trade acquisition helping ignite the Mariners' comeback from a 5-1 deficit with his inning-opening double in the sixth after also having laced a two-bagger in the first frame. Arozarena, who'd been in the midst of a highly underwhelming season in several aspects during his time with the Rays, has brought his slash line up to a season-best .220/.328/.406, and he boasts a 1.010 OPS across 33 plate appearances in a Seattle uniform.

Berti (calf) has increased his running intensity to 80 percent, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Saturday that the utility man is "trending back in a good direction," per MLB.com.

Berti has been on the injured list since late May after suffering a left calf strain. He resumed running in late July and has since upped his intensity, though he remains without a definite timeline for a return. Boone did mention Saturday that Berti is closer than Anthony Rizzo (forearm) to rejoining the Yankees, according to the Associated Press.

Miller did not factor into the decision in an extra-inning win over the Phillies on Saturday, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk over 4.1 innings while striking out four.

The Phillies' lineup put Miller to task early, posting back-to-back hits to open the contest before tagging the right-hander for one run in the first. Miller then managed to keep Philadelphia off the board over the next three innings, but he had to be relieved by Tayler Saucedo with one out in the fifth after failing to retire three of the first four batters he faced in the frame. The 25-year-old Miller had gone at least six innings in three consecutive starts coming into Saturday's no-decision, while the four runs were the most he's surrendered since June 23 against the Marlins (span of five starts). On a positive note, Miller has issued only two walks since the start of July while posting 21 strikeouts over that stretch.

Grisham went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 8-3 win against the Blue Jays.

Grisham got his first start of August and took advantage with a two-run shot in the second inning. The outfielder played regularly throughout most of July but has returned to a reserve role due to Jazz Chisholm being acquired by the Yankees at the trade deadline and with Giancarlo Stanton activated from the injured list Monday. Grisham has made just two starts over New York's past six contests.

Verdugo is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Verdugo will head to the bench for the first time since June 21, ending a streak of 34 consecutive starts. With Verdugo taking a seat in what appears to be a maintenance day, Aaron Judge will fill Verdugo's usual spot in left field while Gleyber Torres takes over as the Yankees' leadoff man.

Rice is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays.

Rice has slumped to a .152/.255/.348 slash line since the All-Star break and will give way Sunday to DJ LeMahieu, who will draw another start at first base after breaking out of his season-long swoon at the plate by going 2-for-4 with a home run and six RBI while filling in for Rice in Wednesday's 6-5 win over the Phillies. Though the lefty-hitting Rice is on the bench against a right-hander (Yariel Rodriguez) on Sunday, Rodriguez sports reverse splits for the season, which likely factored into the Yankees' decision to hold Rice out of the lineup.

Joyce picked up the save over the Mets on Saturday, hurling 1.1 perfect innings while striking out one batter.

Joyce entered the contest with two outs in the top of the eighth and a runner on third and was able to get Tyrone Taylor to ground out to escape the frame. The right-hander returned for the ninth and retired all three batters he faced, topping things off with a swinging strikeout of J.D. Martinez on a 104 mph fastball to end the game and secure his first save of the campaign. It stands to reason that the dazzling performance will earn Joyce more save opportunities moving forward, especially after Hunter Strickland coughed up multiple runs in the seventh of Saturday's contest to put the Angels behind late. The former has not allowed a run since June 11 against the Diamondbacks.

Soriano did not factor into the decision in a win over the Mets on Saturday, allowing five hits and two walks over six shutout innings. He struck out six.

Soriano kept the Mets' lineup on its toes Saturday, allowing only three men to reach second base over the course of six innings while inducing 14 swings and misses. Unfortunately for the right-hander, he was unable to come away with the win due to the bullpen immediately blowing the Angels' lead in the seventh, though he's now logged a quality start in three of his last four outings. Saturday also marked the second time this season in which Soriano's hurled six shutout frames, while his six strikeouts marked his highest total in that category since May 25 against the Guardians.