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Rangers' Travis Jankowski sitting Tuesday

Texas Rangers outfielder Travis Jankowski is not in the lineup on Tuesday afternoon against right-hander Casey Mize and the Detroit Tigers.

What It Means:

Jankowski made his fourth start of the season and went 0-for-4 in Monday's series opener. Ezequiel Duran will shift to designated hitter on Tuesday afternoon, while Josh Smith will move back to third base and Corey Seager will return to shortstop.

Per numberFire's MLB Heat Map, the Rangers have a middling implied total (4.13) on Tuesday, while the game total (8.0) is on the bottom half of the board. Mise has a poor 14.3 strikeout percentage so far this season, paired with a 7.1 walk percentage.

Source: MLB.com

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