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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Grisham has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right hamstring strain and is without a definitive recovery timetable but "could be" out for the remainder of the regular season, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports.

Grisham might have had a chance at returning from the injured list when first eligible Sept. 15 if he was tending to a Grade 1 strain, but the moderate-grade strain likely takes a minimum-length stay on the shelf off the table. While Grisham is out, Spencer Jones appears likely to shift over from a corner spot to serve as the Yankees' primary center fielder. Heliot Ramos and Jasson Dominguez should see more opportunities in the corner outfield as a result, though both will lose out on playing time once Aaron Judge (rib) returns from the IL, perhaps as soon as the upcoming week.

Straw is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.

Straw will take a seat for the series finale, but he may have at least pushed his way into a timeshare in the outfield with Jesus Sanchez. The Blue Jays kept Sanchez on the bench for all but one of the previous seven games, while Straw was included in the lineup for the other six. The speedy outfielder is slashing .241/.309/.366 since the All-Star break, and while his .675 OPS during that span slightly trails Sanchez's .693 mark, Straw provides superior defense.

Happ was scratched from the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins due to left knee discomfort, Vinnie Duber of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

It's unclear when exactly the injury surfaced for Happ, who started the past four games and went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBI in Saturday's contest. Tyrone Taylor will instead start in left field in the series finale at Miami.

Waldschmidt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

The 23-year-old started the first two games of the series and will sit for Sunday's finale after going 0-for-6 with a walk and two strikeouts. Jordan Lawlar will take Waldschmidt's place in center field while batting ninth.

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

Though the left-handed-hitting McKinstry had started in both of the previous two games when the Tigers went up against lefty starters, he'll wind up sitting Sunday against a right-hander (Gavin Williams). The Tigers will send McKinstry to the bench to open up a spot in right field for Ben Malgeri, who earned a chance to start against a righty after going 4-for-11 with a double, a walk, three RBI and a run scored over the first three contests of the series.

Mangum is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Mangum will be riding pine for the series finale after he started in each of the Pirates' previous four games while going 3-for-12 with a double, a walk, two runs and two RBI during that stretch. The 30-year-old outfielder has noticed only a slight downturn in playing time since Oneil Cruz returned from the injured list Aug. 18, but Mangum could see his opportunities dwindle a bit more when Ryan O'Hearn (quadriceps) likely comes back from the IL during the upcoming week.

Hill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mets, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Hill started the past five contests and will hit the bench Sunday after going 7-for-19 (.368) with no extra-base hits, four RBI and three runs during that span. Grant McCray will take over in left field and bat seventh for the series finale in Queens.

The Orioles placed Robert on the 10-day injured list Sunday due to left hamstring discomfort.

Robert's absence from the starting lineup for a second straight day seemed to hint that the veteran outfielder was nursing an injury, and the Orioles confirmed as much about an hour before first pitch. Since Robert's placement on the IL is retroactive to Saturday, he'll be eligible for activation Sept. 15, and manager Craig Albernaz hopes the outfielder will be ready to go at that time, per Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun. After being claimed off waivers from the Mets on Aug. 31, Robert has gone 2-for-11 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBI and two runs through his first three games with Baltimore.

Beavers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.

The left-handed-hitting Beavers will head to the bench for the second time in the series while the Red Sox send a southpaw (Payton Tolle) to the bump for the finale. The Orioles will roll out a starting outfield of Rece Hinds, Colton Cowser and Leody Taveras from left to right Sunday.

Robert isn't starting against Boston on Sunday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.

It's the second consecutive day out of the lineup for Robert, and Sunday's absence is a bit eyebrow-raising given that the Orioles are facing a lefty starter (Payton Tolle). It's also worth noting that Baltimore called up outfielder Rece Hinds from Triple-A on Sunday, and he's starting in left field in Robert's stead. To this point, there's been no word that Robert is dealing with an injury, but there's also been no explanation yet about why the veteran outfielder is beginning on the bench two straight days.