Slugger Adolis García sits again as Rangers look for him to make ‘mechanical changes’ at plate

ARLINGTON Texas AP Slumping Rangers slugger Adolis Garc a was held out of Texas lineup for the third consecutive day Sunday with president of baseball operations Chris Young saying the club wants the ALCS MVP to make specific mechanical changes We need him to kind of commit to various of these changes that we think will get him back to the version of himself and help him be the player that we know he can be Young noted before Texas series finale against St Louis Garc a is hitting in the last games with strikeouts He is hitting overall with seven homers and a team-high RBIs on a crew that has struggled offensively He ranked th in the majors with home runs over the past four seasons Garc a who has started of Texas games in right field this season missed only one other challenge before this weekend with manager Bruce Bochy saying Friday that Garc a was being given a mental break It s about the mental reset and coming back with more vigor Garc a explained reporters Saturday I m working on specific stuff without the pressure of having to do something up there Garc a is in the final year of a two-year contract The anticipated return of Evan Carter to the working roster on Tuesday joining Wyatt Langford Alejandro Osuna and Sam Haggerty further crowds the field of Rangers outfield regulars as Garc a tries to return to the lineup It s going to be performance-driven at this point Young noted Texas also made three roster moves before Sunday s competition Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi triceps fatigue was placed on the -day injured list retroactive to last Thursday catcher Tucker Barnhart was designated for assignment and right-hander Codi Heuer was selected from Triple-A Round Rock AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source