Slumping Texas Rangers slugger Adolis Garcia was out of the beginning lineup for the third straight day Sunday when the Rangers closed a collection in opposition to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.
Garcia has been struggling all season and went 5-for-41 (.122) with 18 strikeouts over his previous 10 appearances. He posted one homer and three RBIs throughout the stretch.
The Rangers have requested that Garcia work on his mechanics in hopes he can rediscover his 2023 type, when he established profession highs of 39 homers and 107 RBIs. Garcia was an All-Star for the second time that season and in addition smacked eight homers within the postseason as Texas received the World Sequence.
“We’d like him to form of decide to a few of these adjustments that we predict will get him again to the ’23 model of himself and assist him be the participant that we all know he may be,” Texas basic supervisor Chris Younger stated earlier than the Sunday contest in opposition to St. Louis.
Garcia is batting simply .208 and slugging .371 with seven homers and 27 RBIs in 56 video games this season.
Garcia acknowledged that the break may very well be useful.
“It is in regards to the psychological reset and coming again with extra vitality,” García stated. “I am engaged on some stuff with out the stress of getting to do one thing up there.”
Garcia, 32, has been a staple within the Texas lineup for the reason that begin of the 2021 season. He has 129 homers, 410 RBIs and a .237 common in 687 video games with the Rangers.
Texas additionally positioned right-hander Nathan Eovaldi on the 15-day injured record. The transfer is retroactive to Thursday.
Eovaldi, 35, exited Tuesday’s begin in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays after two innings resulting from proper triceps soreness.
“With the flexibleness within the rotation, we felt like that is the suitable factor to ensure that we get him proper,” Younger stated. “Structurally, every little thing appears to be like actually good. We took an image. Every part appears to be like actually good. We simply gotta get this triceps factor calmed down. We anticipate that he’ll be prepared on the finish of the 15-day mark.”
The lack of Eovaldi charges as an enormous blow. He entered Sunday’s play ranked second within the majors with a 1.56 ERA and is 4-3 with 73 strikeouts in 69 1/3 innings over 12 begins.
Texas recalled right-hander reliever Codi Heuer from Triple-A Spherical Rock to fill Eovaldi’s spot on the energetic roster. To make room for Heuer on their 40-man roster, the Rangers designated catcher Tucker Barnhart for project.
Barnhart, 34, was 3-for-13 (.231) in eight appearances for Texas. The 28-year-old Heuer is 2-1 with a 3.27 ERA in 19 appearances at Spherical Rock.
–Subject Degree Media