Taveras is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Toronto.
Wyatt Langford is making his second start this week in center field while Taveras sits. Robbie Grossman will be in left field for the Rangers.
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Rangers' Josh Smith: Sitting out Friday
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Smith is not in the lineup for Friday's contest in Toronto.
The left-handed hitting Smith will get the day off as the Blue Jays send southpaw Yusei Kikuchi to the hill. Righty-hitting Jonathan Ornelas will handle third base duties.
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Rangers' Robbie Grossman: Logs two hits as DH
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Grossman started at designated hitter and went 2-for-4 in Thursday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Grossman got the start at DH, which has been a revolving door for the Rangers in 2024. Justin Foscue was given a four-game run after being called up last weekend, but he went 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts and hasn't been seen since Tuesday. It's been Grossman and Travis Jankowski the last two days. Eventually, when third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) is ready to return, Josh Smith will likely settle in as the primary DH.
Semien went 2-for-4 with a solo home run during Thursday's 2-1 win over the White Sox.
Semien extended his on-base streak to 16 games, taking Jonathan Cannon yard in the third inning for a solo shot to tie the score at 1-1. The second baseman is up to 15 homers -- four of which have come during his on-base streak -- while tallying a .724 OPS and a 13.6 percent strikeout rate for the season.
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Rangers' David Robertson: Logs six-out save
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Robertson picked up the save Thursday against the White Sox, striking out two batters over two perfect innings.
With Kirby Yates having pitched in three straight games, Robertson stayed on the mound for the ninth inning Thursday to land his second save of the campaign. Robertson has been a solid setup man for the Rangers this season, logging 21 holds in 44.2 innings with a 3.02 ERA, a 0.92 WHIP and a 66:13 K:BB.
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Rangers' Max Scherzer: Goes six innings in win
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Scherzer (2-3) picked up the win Thursday against the White Sox, allowing one run on three hits and a walk across six innings. He struck out nine.
Scherzer experienced arm fatigue in his previous start and pitched only two innings before being precautionarily removed. Still, he pitched on regular rest Thursday and tallied 85 pitches across six frames. Scherzer mowed down the White Sox, fanning a season-high nine batters and collecting his first win since his 2024 debut June 23. Expect the Rangers to keep a keen eye on the 39-year-old's health in the closing months of the regular season, but for now, it doesn't appear that Scherzer's brief bout with fatigue will carry much fantasy impact. He's tentatively scheduled to face the Cardinals early next week.
The Rangers optioned Garabito to Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday.
He made one appearance during his most recent stint with the big club, throwing a scoreless inning of relief in Wednesday's win over the White Sox. Garabito will move back to Round Rock to make room on the active roster for Dane Dunning (shoulder), who was reinstated from the injured list.
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Rangers' Dane Dunning: Activated from injured list
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The Rangers activated Dunning (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Thursday.
Dunning has been sidelined for most of this month with a shoulder issue but is ready to go after making two rehab appearances. The right-hander had been moved to the bullpen shortly before getting injured and will fill a multi-inning relief role for Texas now that he's healthy again.
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Rangers' Tyler Mahle: Double-A bound for next rehab start
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Mahle (elbow) is scheduled to make the fifth start of his rehab assignment Thursday with Double-A Frisco.
Mahle has yet to allow a run and has struck out 11 batters over 9.1 innings over the first four starts of his rehab assignment, which has included stops at Double-A, Triple-A Round Rock and the rookie-level Arizona Complex League. The 29-year-old has been building up his pitch count slowly as he makes his way back from Tommy John surgery, as he tossed 46 pitches and 2.2 innings in his most recent outing for Round Rock on Saturday. Mahle will likely need to push his pitch count in the 65-to-80 range before the Rangers are comfortable bringing him back from the 60-day injured list and slotting him into the big-league rotation.
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Rangers' Justin Foscue: Not in lineup again Thursday
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Foscue is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the White Sox.
Foscue started at designated hitter in four straight games upon his promotion, but after going just 1-for-13 with seven strikeouts in those contests, he'll now sit out for the second day in a row. Robbie Grossman will serve as the Rangers' DH on Thursday.
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Rangers' Jonah Heim: Not in Texas lineup
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Heim is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.
Heim caught each of the first three games of the series, so he'll get a breather for the afternoon finale. Andrew Knizner will do the catching as the Rangers try to finish off the sweep.
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Rangers' Kumar Rocker: Heading to Double-A
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Rocker will be activated from High-A Hickory's 60-day injured list and will be assigned to Double-A Frisco on Friday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
Even though Rocker made only six starts with Hickory in 2023 before undergoing season-ending Tommy John surgery last May, the Rangers have seen enough from the right-hander during his rehab assignment in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League to have him bypass a return to the South Atlantic League. Rocker built up to three innings in his most recent ACL outing and has turned in a 6.43 ERA, 1.71 WHIP and 8:1 K:BB in seven innings through his three rehab starts. While Rocker's numbers haven't been overly impressive, Wilson notes that the 24-year-old experienced some bad luck on balls in play and showcased a wipeout slider and a fastball that comfortably sat in the upper 90s. Rocker will continue to build up his pitch count as he heads to Frisco, though the Rangers are still likely to manage his innings carefully for the rest of the season while he returns from a major arm injury.
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Rangers' Josh Smith: Two hits, two RBI in win
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Smith went 2-for-4 with two RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.
Smith singled in one run then got another home on a sacrifice fly. With news that third baseman Josh Jung (wrist) is set to begin a rehab assignment Friday, per Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, the Rangers will soon have to find a home for Smith's bat. The most logical move is to have Smith become the team's primary designated hitter. Texas designated hitters are last in the league in batting average (.197), slugging percentage (.310) and OPS (.573).
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Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe: Homers, four RBI in win
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Lowe went 2-for-4 with a walk, a home run and four RBI in Wednesday's 10-2 win over the White Sox.
Lowe gave the Rangers the lead for good, delivering a run-scoring single in the fifth inning, then ended matters with a three-run home run in the eighth. He's hit safely in five of six games since the All-Star break, going 6-for-19 with two homers and five RBI. Lowe is batting .266/.356/.390 with eight home runs, 42 RBI, two steals and 36 runs over 81 contests.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Three hits, stolen base in win
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Garcia went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Garcia recorded hits in each of his first three trips to the plate, topping things off with an RBI double in the fifth before coming around to score following a fielding error from Luis Robert. It marked only the second three-hit game of the season for Garcia and his first multi-hit game in July. He's still batting just .169 this month following Wednesday's performance, though he's now hit safely and driven in at least one run in back-to-back contests while also swiping two bags over that stretch to put him at nine steals on the season.
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Rangers' Corey Seager: Homer, four hits in win
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Seager went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and three runs scored in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Seager got the Rangers on the board with a solo shot off Chris Flexen in the first inning and then came around to score again in the fifth on an Adolis Garcia double to tie the game at 2-2. The shortstop went on to tally four hits on the night, something he hadn't done since March 30 against the Cubs, raising his average to .269 on the season and .311 in the month of July. Seager was just 1-for-14 since the All-Star break heading into Wednesday's contest, while the long ball was his fourth this month. The three runs scored also marked a season high for the veteran infielder.
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Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi: Fans 10 in victory
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Eovaldi (7-4) picked up the win over the White Sox on Wednesday, allowing two runs on four hits over seven innings while striking out 10.
Eovaldi struck out four of the first eight batters he faced on the night but coughed up runs in both the second and third innings. Fortunately for the right-hander, he was able to shake it off and cruise through the next four frames while allowing just one more hit over that span. Eovaldi induced 20 whiffs in the contest en route to posting a season-high 10 strikeouts. He's now gone seven innings in five of his last six starts and currently holds an absurd 30:0 K:BB in July. On the downside, he's also surrendered at least one home run in back-to-back starts and in three of his last four.
