Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Walk-off caps three-hit day
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Garcia went 3-for-6 with a double and an RBI in Saturday's 5-4 win over the White Sox.
Garcia picked up his sixth career walk-off hit in the 11th inning to punctuate a three-hit day, his fourth of the season. The 32-year-old has been a good run producer for the Rangers as of late, driving in seven in his past six games. Even so, the outfielder is struggling at the plate this season, slashing .226/.270/.387 through 66 games.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Homers in win
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Thursday's 16-3 win over the Twins.
Garcia's bat continued to come to life since he returned from a multi-day break amid a slump. Thursday's homer was his first since May 24, and he's gone 8-for-29 with three extra-base hits and six RBI over the last eight games. An even better sign is that Garcia's last three hits have gone for extra bases.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Extends hit streak in win
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Tuesday's 16-4 win over the Twins.
Whatever Garcia did during a mental hiatus worked for him. He's hit in all seven games since returning from the break, going 7-for-21 with three RBI and two steals. He's batted in the lower third of the order since coming back, but if his power stroke returns, expect manager Bruce Bochy to promote Garcia back to the middle of the order.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Getting Sunday off
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Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Nationals.
After he was recently held out of the lineup for four straight games to get a mental break, Garcia had started in right field in each of the ensuing four contests, going 4-for-15 with a stolen base, an RBI and a 0:5 BB:K. Sam Haggerty will spell Garcia in right field.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Hits in four straight
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Garcia went 1-for-3 in Friday's 2-0 loss to the Nationals.
It was a rough night for the Rangers' offense, which managed just two hits and had one runner reach scoring position. The one positive takeaway was Garcia, who hit safely for a fourth consecutive game after taking a multi-game "mental break" amid a season-opening slump.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Enters as pinch hitter
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Garcia entered Tuesday's game as a pinch hitter and went 1-for-2 with a run scored in a 5-1 loss to the Rays.
Garcia was held out of the starting lineup for a fourth straight game but pinch hit for Alejandro Osuna and finished the game in right field. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said he was giving the slumping Garcia a mental break, which may have ended with Tuesday's appearance.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Idle for third straight game
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Garcia remains out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.
Garcia will get a third consecutive day off as the Rangers give him an extended break after a rough start to the season. Per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News, manager Bruce Bochy hasn't indicated that Garcia will be removed from his everyday role in right field, as the Rangers are hoping that the time off will allow the two-time All-Star to make some adjustments at the plate and find his best form. Over his last 15 games, Garcia has slashed .173/.218/.346 and has struck out a 34.5 percent clip. Sam Haggerty will pick up another start in right field Sunday in place of Garcia.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Unclear timeline for return
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Manager Bruce Bochy said after Saturday's 2-0 loss to the Cardinals that the Rangers have developed a plan for Garcia and will give the 32-year-old slugger as many days off as needed to get back in form, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Saturday marked the second game in a row in which Garcia was not in the Rangers' starting lineup. The veteran outfielder has struggled at the plate this season, and since the beginning of May he's slashed .189/.224/.333 with one steal, three home runs, 12 RBI and a 29.6 percent strikeout rate in 98 plate appearances. Sam Haggerty would likely start in right field again if Garcia is held out of Sunday's series finale.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Receiving mental break
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Manager Bruce Bochy said Garcia's absence from the lineup for Friday's game versus St. Louis is an attempt to provide the outfielder with a "mental break," Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The 32-year-old would ordinarily occupy a marquee lineup spot against a left-handed starter (Matthew Liberatore), but Bochy is instead opting to give the Garcia some time to reset. The outfielder is batting .122 (5-for-41) with 18 strikeouts in his past 12 contests and has a .627 OPS for the season. Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Sam Haggerty will man the outfield from left to right in Friday's series opener.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Delivers game-winning hit
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's 5-4 win over the White Sox.
Garcia was part of a three-run rally in the top of the ninth inning, when he delivered a two-run double to complete Texas' comeback victory. It was the second straight game with an extra-base hit for Garcia, who leads the Rangers with 27 RBI despite a season-opening slump. The hitting woes prompted manager Bruce Bochy to drop the slugger in the batting order from a cleanup slot to seventh or eighth the last four contests. Garcia is batting .213/.262/.383 over 53 games.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Swipes fifth bag in win
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Garcia went 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Tigers.
Garcia doubled and scored in the second inning before crossing the plate again after a stolen base in the third. The 32-year-old entered Sunday in an 0-for-11 skid, though he does have three multi-hit efforts across 10 games in May. On the season, he's hitting .225 with five home runs, 22 RBI, 13 runs scored and five steals across 157 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Gets break amid slump
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Texas manager Bruce Bochy held Garcia out of the starting lineup Saturday for the first time this season, Henry Schulman of MLB.com reports.
Bochy wanted to give Garcia a mental break amid a 3-for-17 road trip and a rough April overall -- he's slashing .182/.229/.299 through 21 games on the month. "It's fair to say he's not seeing the ball well right now," the manager said. "He's trying to get his timing down. That's what he says -- he's lost right now." Josh Smith replaced Garcia in right field.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Smacks walk-off homer
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a walk-off, two-run homer in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers.
Garcia ended Saturday's game in dramatic fashion, taking Kirby Yates deep to left field for a two-run home run to give the Rangers their 13th win of the season. Garcia is up to four home runs on the season, two of which have come over his last three outings. He has gone 10-for-36 with two stolen bases, four runs scored, two home runs and five RBI over his last 10 games.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Productive start continues in win
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Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's win over the Angels.
After plating a run on a sacrifice fly in the first frame, Garcia launched a 382-foot shot into left-center field to give Texas a 4-1 lead in the third inning. He also struck out twice and has been punched out multiple times in three of the past four games. While the slugging outfielder is batting just .226 over his first 62 at-bats of the year, Garcia has remained productive by piling up three homers, five doubles, seven RBI and four stolen bases through 19 outings.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Snaps hitless skid in blowout loss
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Garcia went 1-for-3 in Monday's 7-0 loss to the Cubs.
Although he snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a single in the first inning Monday, Garcia remains without an RBI in his last seven games. The veteran outfielder has now gone just 6-for-34 (.176) with just four RBI so far, but he does have two home runs, three doubles, three walks and two stolen bases through 11 outings.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Returns with boom
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
Garcia was making his return after an eight-day absence due to a left oblique strain. The 32-year-old slugger brought his boom stick with him, recording three batted balls in play that were classified as hard hit: a 96.6 mph double, a 105.9 mph lineout and a 110.0 mph flyout. According to Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News, Garcia's average exit velocity over his first eight spring contests was 86.7 mph, a drop from his career average of 91.5 mph. He served as the designated hitter Wednesday and is expected to play right field Thursday.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Begins running
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Garcia (knee) has been cleared to begin running, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Garcia's 2024 season ended prematurely due to a sprained left patella tendon in his knee. He did not require surgery on the knee and is now ready to go through his normal offseason routine. The expectation is that the 31-year-old will head into spring training without restrictions.
Garcia will rehab for the next eight weeks after being diagnosed with a sprained left patella tendon in his knee, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Garcia battled knee soreness during the final few weeks of the regular season. The good news is surgery has been deemed unnecessary, and the outfielder is expected to go through a normal offseason program after the eight weeks are up. Garcia slashed a disappointing .224/.284/.400 in 2024, although he did still hit 25 homers and steal 11 bases.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Undergoing MRI on knee
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Rangers general manager Chris Young said Tuesday that Garcia will undergo an MRI on his injured left knee, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Young expressed hope that Garcia will be able to avoid surgery, but more clarity on the situation will be available after the exam results are in. Garcia injured the knee during the final weekend of the regular season while attempting to beat out an infield single.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Leaves game with knee injury
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Garcia left Saturday's game against the Angels due to a left knee injury, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Garcia came up limping while attempting to beat out an infield hit at the top of the sixth inning. He'll finish the game 1-for-3 with one run scored. Travis Jankowski replaced Garcia in right field in the bottom of the sixth.
