"Garcia, 32, has spent the entire month so far on the injured list due to a quad strain. The veteran has had a tough year this season, hitting just .235/.277/.408 with a wRC+ of 87. While he's hit 18 homers with 13 steals and even posted a career-low 24.8% strikeout rate, walking at just a 5.1% clip with his lowest hard contact rate since he became a regular player in 2021 has led Garcia to post below-average numbers for a second straight season."
"Garcia is in the lineup and batting fourth today, and he'll likely push Michael Helman and Alejandro Osuna into a platoon with each other going forward. With the Rangers just two games back in both the Wild Card and AL West races, the Rangers will hope that Garcia can help make up for the ongoing absences of Corey Seager, Marcus Semien, and Evan Carter from the lineup-not to mention the club's losses in the rotation like Nathan Eovaldi and Tyler Mahle."
Adolis García was activated from the injured list after a quad strain and is batting fourth today. Dustin Harris was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to open the roster spot. García is hitting .235/.277/.408 with a wRC+ of 87, totaling 18 homers and 13 steals but posting a 5.1% walk rate and his lowest hard-contact rate since 2021. Since June he has improved to .254/.292/.432 with a 99 wRC+. The Rangers, two games back in both the Wild Card and AL West races, hope his power-speed profile helps amid multiple lineup and rotation absences.
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