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Neto is absent from Sunday's lineup against the Phillies, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.

Despite recording at least one base hit in 10 of his last 11 games, Neto will sit out Sunday's matchup as the Angels look to avoid the sweep. Oswald Peraza will play shortstop and bat eighth for Los Angeles.

Lombard (knee) is out of the Yankees' lineup for Sunday's game with the Red Sox.

Lombard will get his first day off since being called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Aug. 4. The 21-year-old injured himself on a check swing during the nightcap of Saturday's doubleheader with Boston, and while his knee checked out fine structurally, he's managing some inflammation, per Meredith Marakovits of YES Network. Jose Caballero will take over at shortstop for the Yankees.

Abrams is starting at second base and batting leadoff Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of NatsJournal.com reports.

Manager Blake Butera announced a couple weeks ago that Abrams would shift from shortstop to second base, but the 25-year-old suffered an ankle sprain shortly thereafter which has mostly limited him to serving as the designated hitter. He's struggled at the plate since missing four games due to the ankle issue, going 2-for-24 with three walks, a double, two steals and nine strikeouts in six contests. Abrams is now shifting to his new position, with this being his first appearance at second base since 2022 as a member of the Padres.

The Red Sox activated Story (sports hernia) from the 60-day injured list Sunday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports. He will start at shortstop and bat eighth against the Yankees.

The veteran shortstop has been on the shelf since mid-May after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia, but he's back on the active roster after batting .171 with 11 strikeouts during a 10-game rehab assignment. Story should reclaim the starting job at shortstop, but his .547 OPS in 41 contests prior to the injury and struggles during the rehab stint don't paint an encouraging picture for his offensive potential down the stretch. Still, he had a .741 OPS with 25 homers and 31 steals in 157 games last season, which was his first 20-20 campaign since 2021.

Tovar is absent from the lineup for Sunday's matchup against Atlanta.

Tovar is a combined 1-for-6 with two strikeouts through the first two games of the series against Atlanta. Colorado will give the 24-year-old a breather while Ryan Ritter handles shortstop and hits ninth Sunday.

Neto went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-2 extra-inning loss to the Phillies.

The Angels couldn't get much of anything going against Cristopher Sanchez, but Neto tied the game with a solo shot off reliever Jonathan Bowlan in the eighth inning. Neto has found some production late in August, going 18-for-47 (.383) with eight extra-base hits and 12 RBI over his last 11 games. For the season, the shortstop is batting .236 with a .750 OPS, 23 homers, 18 stolen bases, 65 RBI, 85 runs scored, 27 doubles and four triples, providing reliable counting stats despite a slight drop in his rate stats this year.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Angels.

The steal was Turner's first attempt since Aug. 2 and first successful swipe since July 18. He has hit just .191 (9-for-47) with four RBI and a 3:12 BB:K over 11 contests since dealing with a knee issue a couple of weeks ago. Turner is batting .243 with a .676 OPS, 17 home runs, 18 steals, 51 RBI, 86 runs scored, 22 doubles and one triple over 131 contests this season.

Yankees manager Aaron Boone said after Saturday's 9-2 win over Boston that Lombard's knee injury appears to be a day-to-day situation, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.

Lombard picked up the injury on a check swing during the second game of Saturday's doubleheader. The Yankees are still evaluating the results of Lombard's imaging, but the initial signs indicate that the 21-year-old shortstop has avoided a serious injury. Lombard may be held out of the lineup for a couple of days while continuing to be evaluated, which would open the door to more playing time for Jose Caballero and Amed Rosario.

The Red Sox are expected to be reinstate Story (sports hernia) from the 60-day injured list ahead of Sunday's series finale against the Yankees, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.

Story is expected to settle back in as the Red Sox's primary option at shortstop over the final month of the season after missing the past three and a half months while recovering from sports hernia surgery. The 33-year-old didn't fare especially well at the plate during his two-week rehab assignment, going just 6-for-35 (.171 average) with a 1:11 BB:K over 10 games for Triple-A Worcester.

McGonigle went 1-for-3 with two walks and an RBI in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.

With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, McGonigle ripped a deep drive into the left-center field gap that actually bounced over the fence but counted as only a single in a walk-off scenario. The 22-year-old has slowed down at the plate in August, batting .240 (24-for-100) over 25 games with four homers, one steal, 16 runs and 18 RBI, but McGonigle remains the favorite to take home the AL Rookie of the Year Award at season's end.