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Taveras isn't in the Rangers' lineup Friday against the Angels. Taveras hasn't fared well against southpaws this season, putting up a .520 OPS in 101 plate appearances versus lefties, so he'll grab a seat on the bench Friday against Reid Detmers and the Halos. Wyatt Langford will shift to center field as a result, putting Ezequiel Duran in left while Matt Duffy starts at the hot corner.
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Taveras isn't in Texas' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics. The switch-hitting Taveras owns a .531 OPS against southpaws this season, so he'll ride the pine as the Rangers prepare to face left-hander Brady Basso. Sandro Fabian, Wyatt Langford and Adolis Garcia will start across the outfield while Taveras rests.
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Taveras went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a stolen base and three total runs scored in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Mariners. This is the second time in six games he's recorded three hits, a homer and a steal in the same contests. Taveras tied the game in the seventh inning with a solo shot and then scored the winning run on Marcus Semien's walk-off single in the ninth. Taveras is hitting .265 (13-for-49) in September, lifting his season slash line to .231/.290/.359 with 12 homers, 21 steals, 44 RBI and 58 runs scored over a career-high 146 games.
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Taveras went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Blue Jays. Taveras has homered in two of his last three contests after going 33 games without a long ball. While he's shown a little more power recently, he's still just 8-for-32 (.250) with three extra-base hits over 12 contests in September. The 26-year-old outfielder has 11 homers, 20 steals, 43 RBI, 55 runs scored and a .229/.287/.354 slash line across 141 games while maintaining a starting role in center field.
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Taveras went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to Seattle. Taveras responded to the Mariners scoring in the second inning with his 10th homer of the season a half inning later to give Texas a lead. The RBI were the first during the month of September for Taveras, who entered the game batting .143 (3-for-21) over the nine previous contests. His elite defense keeps him employed, but it was easier to put him in a lineup every day when Taveras hit like he did in 2023 (.733 OPS).
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TEX | 151 | 480 | 59 | 110 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 112 | 23 | .229 |
| 2023 | TEX | 143 | 511 | 67 | 136 | 14 | 67 | 35 | 117 | 14 | .266 |
| 2022 | TEX | 99 | 314 | 39 | 82 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 88 | 11 | .261 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/29 | @  |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9/28 | @ |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/27 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/26 | @  |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9/25 | @ |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9/24 | @ |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9/22 | vs  |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |