Thaiss is absent from Saturday's lineup against Texas, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.
The lefty-hitting Thaiss will retreat to the dugout Saturday with the Rangers sending southpaw Andrew Heaney to the mound. Brandon Drury will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth.
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