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Rangers slugger Adolis García has 'moderate' oblique strain, World Series status unclear

Updated Oct. 31, 2023 6:56 p.m. ET

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Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García has a moderate oblique strain and may miss the rest of the World Series, manager Bruce Bochy told reporters before Game 4 of the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

García left Game 3 in the eighth inning Monday night after appearing to hurt his left side on a swing. He is not in the Rangers' Game 4 lineup and is unlikely to be available off the bench. It remains to be seen whether he will be replaced on the team's World Series roster, which would rule him out of the rest of the series.

The AL Championship Series MVP grabbed his left side while coming out of the batter's box on his flyout against Luis Frías. When García got to first base, he bent over and put both hands on his knees.

Travis Jankowski replaced García in right field in the bottom half, with the Rangers leading the Diamondbacks 3-0. Texas went on to win 3-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Max Scherzer, who also exited Game 3 after three innings with what are now described as "back spams" is also questionable for the remainder of the series. Scherzer would be the Rangers' ideal candidate to start a potential Game 7 if the series reached that point.

García is hitting a team-high .323 in the postseason with eight homers and a major league-record 22 RBIs, one more than David Freese had for the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals. García is 3 for 10 in the World Series with two RBIs, including an 11th-inning home run off Miguel Castro that gave Texas a 6-5 win in Friday's opener.

He hit .357 with five homers and 15 RBIs in the ALCS against Houston.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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