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The Tigers placed Vierling on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left oblique strain.

Vierling started in right field but was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the sixth inning in Saturday's 7-4 loss, and his departure was seemingly due to the oblique injury. Manager A.J. Hinch indicated after the game that the issue is considered mild, according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. Despite the skipper's optimism, Vierling could still be at risk of missing more than the minimum 10 days as he heads to the IL for the third time this season. The Tigers recalled infielder Trey Sweeney from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move.

Teodosio (head) will start in center field and bat ninth in Sunday's game against the Tigers.

After exiting the series opener Friday in the third inning after banging his head on the field while making a play in the outfield, Teodosio was held out of Saturday's 7-4 win. He has passed all concussion testing, so he'll return to the starting nine. Through his first six games in the majors this season, Teodosio has gone 5-for-14 with three stolen bases and drawn raves for his defense.

Carlson is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.

With Baltimore having moved three outfielders at the trade deadline before placing two more -- Colton Cowser (concussion) and Tyler O'Neill (wrist) -- on the injured list, Carlson's standing as a regular in the outfield appears relatively secure. That said, the 26-year-old has done little with his extended run in the lineup, as he went 0-for-31 with no runs or RBI over the past 10 games. While Carlson gets a breather, Greg Allen, Jordyn Adams and Jeremiah Jackson will start from left to right Sunday.

Allen will start in left field and bat eighth in Sunday's game against the Athletics.

After going 0-for-6 while making starts in center field in the first two contests of the series, Allen will slide over to left Sunday while Dylan Carlson rests and Jordyn Adams enters the lineup in center. Allen looks set to be a near-everyday player in the short term while Colton Cowser (concussion) and Tyler O'Neill (wrist) are both on the injured list, but top prospect Dylan Beavers could enter the equation later this month.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Judge is "moving in a pretty good direction" with his throwing program as he continues to recover from a right elbow flexor strain, and the skipper is "optimistic" that the 33-year-old will resume playing the outfield soon, Max Goodman of NJ.com reports.

After returning to the lineup Tuesday as the designated hitter, Judge was cleared to resume playing catch a day later. He'll gradually increase the distance and intensity of his throwing over the next several days, but Boone was unwilling to put a timeline on when the two-time American League MVP might be ready for defensive duties. In the meantime, Judge will serve as a full-time DH. He's gone 3-for-12 with three walks, an RBI and two runs in his first four starts since returning from the IL.

The Yankees placed Rosario on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to a left collarbone SC joint sprain.

The veteran infielder was one of a trio of bench players the Yankees acquired at the trade deadline, but Jose Caballero is, at least temporarily, the last man standing from that group while Rosario joins Austin Slater (hamstring) on the IL. Rosario's injury isn't considered significant, and he could be ready to return when first eligible Aug. 19, per Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. He's appeared in four games for New York while going 3-for-7 with a double and an RBI.

Trammell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.

With southpaw Max Fried on the bump for the Yankees, the left-handed-hitting Trammell will retreat to the bench. Trammell had started each of the previous three games while going 2-for-11 with a home run, a walk and two RBI. The right-handed-hitting Chas McCormick will get the start in center field Sunday and could continue to hold down the short side of a platoon at the position with Trammell until Jake Meyers (calf) is ready to return from the injured list.

Garcia slugged his 19th home run of the season for Triple-A Worcester on Friday.

Garcia, who's belted 16 of his 19 homers at Triple-A, has handled the transition to the highest minor-league level without issue. He compiled a .748 OPS at Double-A Portland before his promotion, but he has a .951 OPS at Worcester. Garcia originally gained notoriety for his nickname "The Password", but he's emerged as a legitimate power prospect. He's hit seven home runs and drove in 23 runs with a 1.167 OPS over the last 15 games for the WooSox. Garcia leads the organization's affiliates in homers (19), RBI (66) and wRC+ (136).

Cortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Cortes has started just once in the last seven games, with the A's facing four lefty starters and three righties during that stretch. Both JJ Bleday and Colby Thomas appear to have moved ahead of Cortes in the outfield pecking order.

Soderstrom is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Soderstrom started the Athletics' previous two matchups against southpaws, but he'll get a breather Sunday while the Orioles send lefty Cade Povich to the hill. JJ Bleday will pick up a start in left field.