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Nimmo (shoulder) will start in right field and bat out of the cleanup spot against the Tigers on Saturday.
Nimmo missed the Rangers' last four games while recovering from an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder, but he has been given the green light to return to the lineup for Saturday's contest. He finished the month of June with a .274/.327/.432 slash line with two steals, eight RBI and 12 extra-base hits across 104 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Sitting fourth straight
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Nimmo (shoulder) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Nimmo will remain on the bench for a fourth consecutive game while he continues to recover from an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. While he sits, Alejandro Osuna, Cameron Cauley and Ezequiel Duran will form the Rangers' outfield trio.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Missing another start
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Nimmo (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
The Rangers are expecting Nimmo to avoid a stint on the injured list, but the veteran outfielder will be on the bench for a third consecutive game while he nurses an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. Ezequiel Duran will cover Nimmo's usual spot in right field and will bat third in the series finale in Cleveland.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: May avoid IL stint
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Texas manager Skip Schumaker said Tuesday that Nimmo (shoulder) was doing much better and may not need to go on the injured list, Henry Palatella of MLB.com reports.
Apparently, Nimmo did a lot of healing in a 24-hour period. On Monday, Schumaker said the injury could "potentially" lead to Nimmo going on the injured list. The outfielder was held out for a second consecutive game Tuesday and was not available off the bench.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: On bench again Tuesday
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Nimmo (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Guardians.
The veteran outfielder will sit for a second consecutive game after being diagnosed with an AC joint sprain in his left shoulder. Nimmo is undergoing additional testing Tuesday, which could help to determine whether or not he'll require a trip to the injured list.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: May require IL stint
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Nimmo was diagnosed Monday with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder and could require a stint on the injured list, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Nimmo suffered the shoulder injury during a 3-2 win over Toronto on Sunday, when he collided with the outfield wall while securing the game's final out. The Rangers held Nimmo out of the lineup for Monday's series opener in Cleveland while he awaited the results of his medical tests, which revealed the shoulder sprain. Manager Skip Schumaker said that while a trip to the IL is a possibility for Nimmo, the team won't make a final decision until sending him in for more imaging Tuesday.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Headed for MRI on shoulder
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Nimmo is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians and underwent an MRI on his shoulder earlier in the day, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Nimmo played a full nine innings during Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays, but he appeared to be in pain after colliding with the right-field wall while he flagged down a flyball for the game's final out. Per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News, Nimmo relayed after the game that he suffered a cut above his eye in addition to jamming his shoulder. Nimmo said that he felt "OK" upon reporting to the ballpark Monday, though he acknowledged that his shoulder is still sore. The Rangers aren't expected to make him available off the bench for the series opener in Cleveland while the results of his MRI are pending.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Goes deep in loss
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple and two RBI in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Marlins.
Nimmo came on strong late, homering in the eighth inning before adding an RBI triple in the ninth. While the long ball was his first of the month, the 33-year-old is hitting .312 in June and is riding a seven-game hitting streak that includes five multi-hit efforts. On the year, he's slashing .271/.337/.435 with eight home runs, 28 RBI, 32 runs scored and three steals across 332 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Perfect in win
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Nimmo went 3-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and two runs scored in Monday's 4-3 win over the Marlins.
The Rangers had a pair of two-run innings with Nimmo involved in both. He singled in the fourth and scored on Ezequiel Duran's home run, and then doubled and scored the go-ahead run in the eighth. This was Nimmo's eighth multi-hit game over the last 13 contests, during which the outfielder is slashing .358/.370/.509.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Delivers two doubles Sunday
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Red Sox.
Nimmo doubled up on doubles, with the first driving in two runs in the fourth inning before he added another two-bagger in the sixth frame. The veteran outfielder has been racking up hits of late, recording four multi-hit efforts across his past five starts. In his first season with the Rangers, Nimmo is hitting .257/.330/.408 with seven homers, 25 RBI, 28 runs and two stolen bases through 69 appearances.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Taking seat Saturday
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Nimmo isn't in Texas' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Red Sox.
It's just a scheduled day off for Nimmo, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News. The versatile Ezequiel Duran is shifting to right field in Nimmo's stead Saturday.
Nimmo went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts in Friday's win over the Royals.
Nimmo gave the Rangers a 6-0 lead in the fifth inning with a two-run shot that also scored Josh Jung. The veteran outfielder has hit safely in seven of his last 10 games, a stretch in which he has three homers, eight RBI and six runs scored while posting a strong .925 OPS.
Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Homers, doubles, plates two runs
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Nimmo went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a double, an additional RBI and a strikeout in Friday's loss to the Angels.
Nimmo launched a solo shot in the fourth inning, giving him six on the year, and he later added an RBI double in the seventh that scored Andrew McCutchen. Nimmo is hitting a solid .277 with a .795 OPS on the season, but he's seeing the ball extremely well of late. He has hits in four of his last five games (7-for-20) while launching two homers and posting a 1.159 OPS over that span.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: In Friday's lineup
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Nimmo (hamstring) will start in right field and bat third Friday against the Angels.
Nimmo made an early exit from Wednesday's game against the Rockies due to hamstring tightness, but after resting during Texas' day off Thursday, he will return to the starting nine without missing a start. The 33-year-old has been relatively cold at the plate recently, slashing .237/.328/.339 with one homer, four RBI and seven runs scored across 67 plate appearances since the beginning of May.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Leaves game with hamstring injury
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Nimmo was removed from Wednesday's game in Colorado in the fifth inning with right hamstring tightness, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
Nimmo singled with two outs before being removed for a pinch runner following a brief discussion with manager Skip Schumaker and the Rangers' trainer. It's an aggravation of a hamstring issue that Nimmo has been dealing with off and on since late April. The Rangers could have more on his condition after the game.
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Rangers' Brandon Nimmo: Knocks in three runs in rout
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Nimmo went 3-for-4 with a home run, three total runs and three total RBI in a 10-0 win against the Rockies on Tuesday.
Nimmo notched a run-scoring single in the second inning and drove in two more runs with a 425-foot homer in the fourth. The outfielder finished with three hits for the fourth time this season and knocked in three runs for the second time. Nimmo's big night may have broken him out of a slump that saw him go 1-for-20 at the plate over his previous five games coming into Tuesday.
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