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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Two straight absences to close season
Rowdy Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians.The left-handed-hitting Tellez will remain absent from the starting nine for the second straight day to close out the season while the Guardians send another southpaw (Logan Allen) to the hill. Jake Burger will start at first base in Tellez's place.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Regular run against righties
Rowdy Tellez will start at first base and bat cleanup in Thursday's contest versus the Twins.It's his fourth start over the last five games against right-handed pitching, as Tellez has overtaken Jake Burger as the Texas Rangers' primary first baseman. Tellez has a .915 OPS with one home run over his last nine tilts.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Contributes clutch homer
Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in a pinch-hit appearance during Friday's extra-innings loss to the Marlins.The Texas slugger launched a titanic 425-foot, two-run blast off Miami reliever Michael Petersen in the 10th to tie the game at 3-3. Tellez has fallen out of an everyday role in Texas, as Jake Burger has overtaken the starting role at first base. Through 43 total games with Texas Rangers, Tellez is now batting .270 (27-for-100) with five homers, 17 RBI and 12 runs scored since joining the club in mid-July.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Delivers key hit in win
Rowdy Tellez went 1-for-1 with a ground-rule double and an RBI in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Mets.Tellez entered as a pinch hitter in the top of the ninth inning and belted a two-out, ground-rule double to produce the go-ahead run and complete Texas' comeback. Since Jake Burger's return in early September, Tellez's regular gig at first base has disappeared. Saturday's appearance was his fifth straight as a pinch hitter.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Losing out on strong-side role
Rowdy Tellez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.He will hit the bench for the fourth game in a row, with two of his absences coming against left-handers and two coming against right-handers. Tellez had been occupying the strong side of a platoon at first base, but Jake Burger, who was reinstated from the injured list Monday, appears to have overtaken him as the Texas Rangers' top choice at the position. Tellez initially found some success after being promoted from Triple-A Round Rock on July 18, but over his last 10 games, he's gone just 4-for-26 with no walks and 10 strikeouts.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Hitting bench vs. righty
Rowdy Tellez is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.Since receiving a promotion from Triple-A Round Rock on July 18, Tellez has operated as the Texas Rangers' preferred first baseman against right-handed pitching, but his hold on a strong-side platoon role could be loosening. Over his last 10 games, Tellez has cobbled together a middling .172/.250/.379 slash line. Even with righty Zac Gallen on the bump for Arizona, Tellez will give way to the right-handed-hitting Jake Burger at first base.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Goes hitless Sunday
Rowdy Tellez started at first base and went 0-for-5 in Sunday's 9-6 win over the Athletics.Tellez has handled regular reps at first base against right-handed pitching in recent weeks, but he's gone just 5-for-27 with a 2:10 BB:K over his last 10 games and could be at risk of losing out on regular starts. According to Kennedi Landry of MLB.com, Jake Burger (wrist) could be activated from the injured list as soon as Monday, and the Texas Rangers may consider giving the right-handed-hitting Burger a look as the full-time first baseman rather than deploying him in a platoon with Tellez.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Slugs 15th long ball
Rowdy Tellez went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer and two walks in Sunday's 5-0 victory over Cleveland.The Texas first baseman went deep for the second consecutive game with a 426-foot, two-run shot off Guardians starter Gavin Williams in the fourth. Since joining the Texas Rangers on July 18, Tellez has been a surprisingly dependable bat, hitting .283 with four long balls, 13 RBI and eight runs scored across 25 contests while playing in a strong-side platoon role. Through 253 total plate appearances, the 30-year-old is slashing .227/.277/.459 with 40 RBI and 28 runs scored with Texas and Seattle.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Goes deep in win
Rowdy Tellez started at first base and went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-3 win over Cleveland.Tellez swatted his third home run in 24 games since being promoted to the majors July 18. He appears to be in line for regular plate appearances in the short term, as Friday's start at first base was his fourth in the five games since the Texas Rangers placed Jake Burger (wrist) on the 10-day injured list. All of his starts have come against right-handers.
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Rangers' Rowdy Tellez: Starts at first base
Rowdy Tellez started at first base and went 1-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 4-3 loss to Kansas City.Tellez got the call at first base in the Texas Rangers' first game after the team placed Jake Burger (wrist) on the 10-day injured list. Tellez could serve as the strong side of platoon at first base while Josh Smith covers right field in the absence of Adolis Garcia (ankle). Joc Pederson, who was the designated hitter Monday, is also a left-handed bat that could play first base against righties.