Garcia went 1-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 6-4 win over Boston.
Garcia logged his first hit and RBI since returning to game action Monday following a stint on the injured list due to a knee injury. For a second straight game, the team's primary cleanup hitter batted sixth, both against right-handers. Mitch Garver served as the cleanup hitter Monday while Josh Jung handled that duty Tuesday. Garcia has a career-high 35 home runs and a career-high-tying 101 RBI through 137 games.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Back from IL
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Garcia (knee) was activated from the 10-day injured list Monday.
Garcia has been ramping up baseball activities since rejoining the team Friday, and he's now been given the green light to return. He'll be utilized immediately in Monday's game against the Red Sox, as he's set to man right field and bat sixth.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: With team, could be activated soon
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Garcia (knee) rejoined the Rangers on Friday and has been participating in light baseball activities, MLB.com reports.
Garcia has been jogging and hitting while with the team over the weekend. He was placed on the 10-day injured list Sept. 8 and could be activated for Monday's series opener against the Red Sox.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Begins running program
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Manager Bruce Bochy said Thursday that Garcia (knee) has begun jogging and is on track to be activated from the injured list late next week, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The target seems to be next Friday's series opener against the division-rival Mariners. Garcia landed on the IL last Thursday after suffering a right patellar tendon strain when he tried to rob Michael Brantley of a home run. The dynamic 30-year-old outfielder boasts an .817 OPS with 34 homers, 100 RBI, eight steals and 97 runs in 135 games this season for the Rangers.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Officially placed on IL
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The Rangers placed Garcia on the 10-day injured list Friday with a right patellar tendon strain.
Garcia suffered his injury while attempting to rob Michael Brantley of a home run during Wednesday's contest. Now that Garcia is out for at least 10 days, top prospect Evan Carter will come up from Triple-A Round Rock and fill in as Texas' primary right fielder while Garcia recovers.
Garcia was diagnosed with a right patellar tendon strain Thursday and will be placed on the 10-day injured list, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Garcia came down awkwardly after leaping at the wall in an effort to rob a home run Wednesday, and he'll now be sidelined for at least the next 10 days. The Rangers will continue to run tests on Garcia, but for now they are optimistic that he will be able to return before the end of the season.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Exits with knee discomfort
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Garcia was removed from Wednesday's game with right knee discomfort, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Garcia made an awkward landing after attempting to rob Michael Brantley of a home run in the second inning of Wednesday's game, and he had to leave with a trainer. The severity of Garcia's injury remains unknown, but he will be able to take advantage of the Rangers' day off Thursday and could potentially return to start Friday against the A's.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Belts 33rd homer
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk Saturday in an extra-inning loss to Minnesota.
Garcia gave Texas an early lead with his two-run shot in the first inning, though Minnesota later rallied and ended up with the victory in 10 frames. The long ball was the 33rd of the season for Garcia and moved him to 99 RBI, two short of his career-high mark. The All-Star outfielder leads the American League in that category, though he also ranks third with 153 strikeouts.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Gets breather
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
Garcia appears to be receiving routine maintenance after he had started in all but three of the Rangers' games dating back to the All-Star break. J.P. Martinez will pick up the start in right field Sunday while Garcia rests.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Pops homer in win
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Garcia went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins.
Garcia had gone 10 games without a multi-hit effort, batting just .125, albeit with two homers, in that span. The outfielder has slumped a bit in August, batting .217 (18-for-83) for the month, but his power has still been there with seven homers across 22 contests. He's at a .252/.329/.503 slash line with 32 long balls, 94 RBI, 93 runs scored and eight stolen bases through 125 games this year.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Crushes 31st homer
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Garcia went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in an extra-inning loss to Arizona on Monday.
Garcia bashed a 425-foot solo shot in the seventh inning, and for a while it looked like that would stand up with Arizona not scoring until the bottom of the ninth. The long ball was Garcia's 31st of the campaign, tying the career-high mark he set in 2021. The star outfielder also has 93 RBI this season, and he needs just eight more to reach the career-best mark he established last year.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Plates run in loss
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 9-8 loss to the Brewers.
Garcia, who is tied for second in MLB with 92 RBI, knocked in just his third runner over the last 10 games. The outfielder is batting .135 (5-for-37) during that stretch. The steal was Garcia's eighth and first one this month.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Snaps homer, RBI drought
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Garcia went 1-for-3 with two walks, a home run, two RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 12-0 win over the Angels.
Garcia's two-run homer in the seventh inning was the slugger's 30th, the second time in three seasons he's hit that mark. The homer and RBI snapped a six-game drought without either for Garcia, who went 3-for-23 with 11 strikeouts during that slump.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Goes yard twice in win
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Garcia went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double and two solo home runs in Friday's 6-2 win over the Marlins.
The 30-year-old slugger made life miserable for Jesus Luzardo, taking the southpaw deep in the third and sixth innings. Garcia extended his hitting streak to nine games in the process, and since the All-Star break he's slashing .293/.397/.603 with five of his 28 homers on the season.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Returns to lineup Tuesday
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Garcia (hand) is starting in right field and batting cleanup in his return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Astros.
Garcia missed two games with a sore right hand as a result of a hit-by-pitch Saturday against the Dodgers, but he's ready to roll Tuesday in a divisional showdown against the Astros. The Rangers will be going up against right-hander J.P. France.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Remains out Monday
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Garcia (hand) is not in the starting lineup Monday versus the Astros.
Garcia will remain on the bench for the second straight game as he continues to nurse a sore right hand after he was hit by a pitch Saturday versus the Dodgers. Travis Jankowski slides to right field while Josh Smith enters the lineup in left field and bats ninth in the series opener with Houston.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Exits after HBP on hand
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Garcia was removed from Saturday's game against the Dodgers after taking a pitch off his right hand, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Garcia was struck by a Bobby Miller fastball -- clocked at 98 mph -- in the bottom of the fourth inning. He stayed in the game initially, but Robbie Grossman ultimately took his spot in the Rangers' lineup in the bottom of the fifth. Garcia finished the day 0-for-1 with the hit-by-pitch.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Ready to go Friday
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Garcia (wrist) is starting in right field and batting cleanup Friday versus the Dodgers.
Garcia was removed from Wednesday's contest against the Rays after he was hit in the wrist by a pitch, but he's ready to go for Friday's series opener with Los Angeles. The outfielder has produced a .227 average with a homer, a double, five RBI and four runs scored over 22 at-bats in six games since the All-Star break.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: X-rays come back negative
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Garcia is considered day-to-day after X-rays on his forearm came back negative, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Garcia had to be removed from Wednesday's win over the Rays in the eighth inning after being struck by a Kevin Kelly pitch in the forearm, but he's managed to avoid a serious injury. The Rangers are off Thursday, so Garcia should have a shot to be ready Friday versus the Dodgers.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Goes deep in win
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Garcia went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI and three runs scored in Friday's win against Cleveland.
Garcia's two-run shot in the eighth inning was his 24th of the year and fourth in the last eight games. The All-Star outfielder has been heating up again, going 18-for-58 (.310) with 11 extra-base knocks over his last 14 games. Garcia improved his slash line to .266/.334/.527 with 78 RBI and 72 runs scored through 398 plate appearances.
