Garcia went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored, two steals and two walks in Friday's win over Houston.
Garcia has already belted four home runs this season but chose to flash his speed and on-base skills instead Friday. The 31-year-old slugger has just four multi-hit games so far this season despite an impressive .315/.377/.593 slash line. Garcia has two extra-base hits -- both doubles -- over his last seven appearances.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Reaches four times Wednesday
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Garcia went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a walk, a run, two RBI and a stolen base in a 6-2 victory against the Athletics on Wednesday.
Garcia posted his first three-hit effort of the campaign, and among those knocks was a fourth-inning, two-run single that plated Texas' final tallies of the game. The All-Star outfielder has notched at least one hit in 10 of his 12 games so far this season, leading to a strong .292/.340/.604 slash line through 53 plate appearances. Garcia has added four homers, 13 RBI, nine runs and two thefts.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Crushes fourth homer
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's win over Houston.
Garcia clocked a three-run shot during Texas' five-run second inning. The slugger has already gone deep four times this season, racking up 10 RBI in the process. Friday's performance was Garcia's first multi-hit game since Opening Day, and he's slashing .276/.313/.724 through 32 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Power bat early
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Monday's 9-3 win over Tampa Bay.
Garcia's power bat has been on display early for the Rangers. Three of his four hits this season have cleared fences, and he leads Texas with six RBI through four games. One development that could impact Garcia going forward is the wrist injury suffered by Josh Jung, who provided support behind Garcia in the order. Jung was off to a fast start with a 1.415 OPS and four extra-base hits prior to getting hit by a pitch on the wrist in the ninth inning Monday. Pitchers weren't able to pitch around Garcia, knowing an equally fearsome hitter awaited.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Homers, steals base in win
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 11-2 win over the Cubs.
Garcia went deep on Opening Day and added a second home run in as many games when he took Kyle Hendricks deep in the second inning Saturday. He also added a stolen base later in the contest, a good sign after he fell off to just nine steals last season.
Garcia started at designated hitter and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's spring game against Colorado.
Garcia made his Cactus League debut and homered in his second at-bat. He'd been dealing with an oblique strain, which kept him out of the first 12 Cactus League games, but he's been getting plate appearances in during B games and working on his swing. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy told Kennedi Landry of MLB.com that he expects Garcia to play in the field soon.
Garcia (oblique) will serve as the Rangers' designated hitter and No. 3 batter in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Rockies.
Though Garcia didn't report to spring training with any limitations, the Rangers nonetheless chose to take a deliberate approach with him in the early stages of camp after he suffered a moderate left oblique strain during the World Series last October. Now that he'll be making his Cactus League debut Wednesday, Garcia is likely to begin accelerating his buildup program ahead of Opening Day. The 31-year-old should once again find himself in a regular spot in the heart of the Texas lineup after slugging at least 27 home runs and driving in at least 90 runs in each of his first three full seasons with the Rangers.
