Jankowski is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Angels.
The lefty-hitting Jankowski will sit for a second straight game even with right-hander Griffin Canning taking the mound for the Angels. Adolis Garcia will start in right field while Dustin Harris serves as the designated hitter.
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Rangers' Travis Jankowski: Sitting against left-hander
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Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Friday's game against the Angels.
The left-handed Reid Detmers will begin Friday's contest on the bump for Los Angeles, meaning the left-handed bat of Jankowski will remain out of the lineup. While he sits, Ezequiel Duran, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will make up the Rangers' outfield trio.
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Rangers' Travis Jankowski: Getting rest versus lefty
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Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
The lefty-hitting Jankowski will take a seat Wednesday while the lefty-throwing Brady Basso toes the slab for Oakland. His absence will allow Justin Foscue to serve as Texas' designated hitter and bat sixth.
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Rangers' Travis Jankowski: Not starting Tuesday
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Jankowski isn't in the Rangers' lineup for Tuesday's game against Oakland.
Jankowski will take a seat Tuesday after starting in the Rangers' last two games, going 2-for-7 with an RBI and a run scored in the process. Adolis Garcia will get the starting nod in right field instead while Justin Foscue works as the DH.
Jankowski went 1-for-1 with a run scored in Friday's 9-2 loss to Oakland.
Jankowski pinch hit for Robbie Grossman in the eighth inning and scored on a throwing error. He had been placed on waivers Thursday but went unclaimed and is back with the Rangers to continue in a limited role. Jankowski has just 22 plate appearances since the All-Star break.
The Rangers placed Jankowski on waivers Thursday, Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com reports.
In an effort from Texas to shed a bit of payroll, Jankowski is now available for any team to claim for the final month of the year. However, the 33-year-old owns a .491 OPS through 167 plate appearances on the year and has gone just 1-for-17 since the All-Star break, so he will most likely pass through waivers unclaimed and remain with the Rangers.
