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Trammell will start in center field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Rangers.

With injuries piling up in the Houston outfield, Trammell looks to have taken hold of a regular spot in the lineup. He'll pick up his sixth consecutive start Sunday after going 5-for-18 with a home run, two doubles, four RBI and three runs over his last five games. Trammell is capable of playing all three outfield spots but will likely see most of his time in center field while Jake Meyers (calf) is on the shelf.

Rave will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Mets.

The Royals will include Rave in the lineup for a fifth straight matchup with a right-handed starting pitcher, in this case Clay Holmes. Despite the recent uptick in playing time, Rave has been unable to capitalize on the opportunity, slashing just .136/.269/.136 with no extra-base hits and one stolen base so far in July.

Loftin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets.

Though Loftin will take a seat for the Royals' final game of the first half, he appears to have gained some stability in the lineup. He started each of the prior seven games -- three in left field, three at second base and one at third base -- while going 6-for-25 with two home runs, a double, five RBI and three runs.

Tauchman is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.

Tauchman started against lefty Logan Allen earlier in the series, but he'll head to the bench for the first-half finale against Joey Cantillo. With Tauchman out of the lineup, Andrew Benintendi will serve as Chicago's designated hitter.

Vierling will start in right field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Mariners.

Though he'll be filling in for a resting Wenceel Perez in the series finale, Vierling could be encroaching on Parker Meadows' role as the Tigers' preferred option in center field. Since returning from the injured list June 28, Vierling had been in center against left-handed pitching, but he also received the nod over Meadows in two of the Tigers' previous four matchups with righties. Vierling has gone just 4-for-25 with a 6:6 BB:K in eight games since being activated.

Perez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.

He'll give way to Matt Vierling in right field after starting the last four games and going 4-for-13 with two walks, three runs, one RBI and one stolen base. Though he appears to be facing competition from Vierling and Parker Meadows for one of two spots in the Detroit outfield against right-handed pitching, Perez has done well to maintain steady playing time since returning from the injured list in late May. Unless he's used off the bench Sunday, Perez will head into the All-Star break with a .266/.321/.516 slash line through 38 games.

Grisham is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cubs.

Grisham will take a seat while the Cubs send a lefty (Shota Imanaga) to the hill for the series finale, but the left-handed-hitting outfielder has also been seeing his playing time against right-handed pitching trend down of late. He's been on the bench for three of the Yankees' last four matchups against righties, with manager Aaron Boone seemingly prioritizing Jasson Dominguez in the lineup over Grisham.

O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.

O'Neill will take a seat while the Orioles deploy Jordan Westburg at designated hitter and roll out a starting outfield of Colton Cowser, Cedric Mullins and Ramon Laureano from left to right. Since returning from the 10-day injured list July 4, O'Neill has gone 3-for-22 (.136) with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run in six games.

Anthony went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Saturday's 1-0 win over Tampa Bay.

Anthony extended his hit streak to eight games in the fourth inning, when he legged out a double on a ball hit to right field with an exit velocity of 103.4 mph. With Masataka Yoshida back on the roster and most likely starting at DH, Boston's crowded outfield mix could change on a daily basis, with Ceddanne Rafaela moving from center field to second base Saturday to accommodate Anthony, Jarren Duran and Wilyer Abreu. Anthony has made an impressive adjustment to MLB pitching. After batting .114 over his first 15 games in the majors, he's hit safely in 13 of his last 14 starts, posting a .379/.438/.534 slash line with seven extra-base hits, eight RBI and 13 runs scored during that stretch.

Abreu is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays.

Abreu is typically featured in the lineup against right-handed pitching, but he'll head to the bench Sunday with Ryan Pepiot on the hill for Tampa Bay. As a result of Masataka Yoshida's inclusion in the lineup at DH, Roman Anthony will get the nod in right field in place of Abreu, who went 2-for-13 with a home run and two walks while starting each of the previous four contests.