O'Neill is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates, Lynn Worthy of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

EDGE Analysis

It's the second straight game on the bench for the 27-year-old, who has gone 4-for-17 with a home run, two RBI and eight strikeouts over his past four contests. Lars Nootbaar returned from the injured list Saturday and is starting in center field in Sunday's series finale, and it appears O'Neill is poised for a reduced workload given the Cardinals' plethora of outfield options.

O'Neill is not in the lineup Saturday against the Pirates.

EDGE Analysis

There is now an overflow of outfielders in St. Louis with the return of Lars Nootbaar (thumb), and both O'Neill and Dylan Carlson are sitting Saturday. Nootbaar will play center field and bat seventh in his return from the IL. Alec Burleson is in left and Jordan Walker is in right.

O'Neill went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 7-4 win over the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

The homer was O'Neill's first since Opening Day, and the steal was his first of the season. This was the outfielder's third multi-hit effort. He's slashing a respectable .282/.317/.436 with two homers, four RBI and five runs scored through 41 plate appearances. Despite an early spat with manager Oliver Marmol over effort level, O'Neill appears to be back in his expected role as the starting center fielder, though Dylan Carlson (neck) could threaten his playing time once healthy.

O'Neill is starting in center field and batting sixth Tuesday against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Dylan Carlson is sitting after feeling a pinch in his neck Monday, though O'Neill might have gotten the call anyway with left-hander Kyle Freeland on the mound Tuesday for Colorado.

O'Neill remains out of the lineup Tuesday at Colorado.

EDGE Analysis

Dylan Carlson is again starting in center field and batting eighth against the Rockies and left-hander Kyle Freeland. Alec Burleson is in left field and hitting second. O'Neill seems to have fallen out of favor, at least for the moment, with Cardinals manager Oli Marmol.

O'Neill is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.

EDGE Analysis

Dylan Carlson will get the start in center field in his stead. O'Neill is off to a bit of a slow start this season, though he did reach base twice on Saturday and Sunday. Unless he's dealing with an unreported injury, O'Neill should return to the lineup Tuesday.

O'Neill is starting in center field and batting sixth for the Cardinals in Friday's game versus the Brewers.

EDGE Analysis

O'Neill was publicly called out by manager Oli Marmol over what the skipper felt was a lack of hustle during Tuesday's game versus the Braves and then didn't start Wednesday's contest (although he did pinch-hit). However, he's back in there Friday following Thursday's off day. O'Neill has three home runs in 15 career at-bats versus Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff.

O'Neill's absence from the lineup Wednesday came after manager Oliver Marmol was critical of the outfielder's baserunning in Tuesday's game, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. "There is a standard, and it's here," Marmol said Wednesday morning in his office, holding his left hand up to show the height of the standard. "You meet it, you play. You don't meet it, you don't play."

EDGE Analysis

O'Neill was thrown out at the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday night and the skipper clearly did not like the effort on the play. O'Neill pushed back on the idea that he was not giving it his full effort. This is not what fans or fantasy managers want to see this early on in the season, and while this could blow over quickly, Marmol would not commit to O'Neill being back in the lineup Friday, per Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat. Dylan Carlson got the nod in center field Wednesday.

O'Neill will take a seat Wednesday versus Atlanta, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

O'Neill will head to the bench after he went 3-for-8 with a run scored and a strikeout over the first two games of the series. Dylan Carlson will take over in center field and bat sixth in Wednesday's series finale.

O'Neill is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.

EDGE Analysis

O'Neill went 2-for-8 with a two-run home run and a walk in the first two games of the season, but he'll head to the bench for Sunday's series finale versus Toronto. Dylan Carlson will man center field and bat eighth in his absence.