O'Neill is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Colorado, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
O'Neill reached the 20-home run mark for the season with a pair of long balls in Tuesday's win over the Rockies, earning him a day of rest for the Wednesday afternoon tilt. With O'Neill on the bench, Jarren Duran, Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu will make up the Red Sox outfield from left to right.
Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Reaches 20-homer mark in style
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O'Neill went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the Rockies.
This was his second multi-homer game in his last four contests. O'Neill is 10-for-23 (.435) over five games since the All-Star break, and it appears his power has returned to the form he displayed in April as well. The outfielder is up to 20 homers, 38 RBI, 54 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .267/.356/.535 slash line through 73 games this season.
Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Slugs two go-ahead homers
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O'Neill went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Saturday's extra-innings loss to the Dodgers.
O'Neill went hitless over his first three trips to the plate before launching a two-run, go-ahead home run in the seventh, along with another two-run shot in the 10th, which again put the Red Sox out in front. It marked the outfielder's second consecutive multi-hit game and his fifth overall in July. The long balls were also his first this month, during which he's batting .306 with seven RBI, nine runs and two stolen bases. On the downside, O'Neill has also struck out multiple times in four of his last five games.
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Red Sox's Tyler O'Neill: Racks up three hits in loss
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O'Neill went 3-for-4 in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Dodgers.
The multi-hit night did not obscure O'Neill's baserunning blunder in the top of the eighth inning. With one out and Boston leading, 1-0, he was doubled off first base on a short fly to left field, apparently misjudging the depth of the batted ball. The play preceded the Dodgers' four-run outburst to take the lead in the bottom half of the frame. O'Neill went just 3-for-27 over his last seven games before the All-Star break, though that came after he began July with three multi-hit efforts. The outfielder is now at a .260/.353/.496 slash line with 16 home runs, 31 RBI, 49 runs scored, three stolen bases and 12 doubles over 69 contests this season. O'Neill continues to hold down a starting role in Boston's outfield, though he has just seven homers over his last 50 games after beginning the year with nine long balls in 19 contests.
O'Neill isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for Saturday's game versus Kansas City, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
O'Neill will get a day to regroup after going 0-for-8 with six strikeouts over his last two contests. While he rests, Rob Refsnyder will fill the opening in left field and bat fifth.
