Taveras went 2-for-4 with a two-RBI single and a stolen base during Sunday's 4-0 win over the Royals.
Taveras took part in the Rangers' three-run third inning, plating Nathaniel Lowe and Wyatt Langford on a two-run single with two outs. While he stole second base after the hit, he didn't end up coming around to score. The center fielder has been slumping in June, batting 7-for-61 (.115) with five RBI, five runs scored and a pair of steals.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Snaps homer drought
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Taveras went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 5-3 win against the Mets.
Taveras began the game on the bench before being called upon to play center field in the top of the seventh inning. In the bottom of that frame, Taveras produced the game-winning runs when he smashed a two-run homer to right-center field. The long ball snapped a 22-game homerless stretch for the outfielder, who hit a meager .147 during that span.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Sitting Saturday
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Taveras is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Mariners, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Taveras will get a day off after he went 0-for-2 with a walk and two strikeouts in the team's 3-2 win Friday. Travis Jankowski will take over in center field and bat sixth against Seattle.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Nabs sixth steal
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Dodgers.
Taveras' bat went cold over the last week -- he entered Wednesday 0-for-23 over his last seven contests. The outfielder hit .275 over 11 games prior to his slump, but he's posted just five multi-hit efforts since the start of May. For the season, he's at a .220/.289/.335 slash line with four home runs, six steals, 13 RBI and 26 runs scored over 240 plate appearances. Taveras is still seeing steady playing time in center field, though his poor hitting has kept him at the bottom of the order.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Moves up order
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Taveras batted fifth and went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and an RBI in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Twins.
Taveras extended a hit streak to five games (6-for-20) with a single in the second inning. He then put the Rangers up, 3-1, doubling in a run in the top of the sixth. He slotted in at ninth in the batting order for his first 47 games played but was moved up this week -- Taveras batted seventh Thursday then fifth Friday and Saturday.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Triples, scores in win
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with a triple and run scored in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Guardians.
Taveras scored the Rangers first (and winning) run when his fifth-inning triple immediately preceded a Marcus Semien home run. Taveras has been rolling since late April, posting a .323 average (20-for-62) and .948 OPS with eight walks, two steals, three doubles, one triple, three home runs, eight RBI and 16 runs over the last 18 games.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Strong showing in loss
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Taveras went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an additional run scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 8-3 loss to the Rockies.
Taveras has three multi-hit efforts in May and is hitting .333 (12-for-36) over 10 contests this month. He has two homers and two steals over his last four games. The outfielder is up to a .256/.329/.395 slash line, three long balls, four steals, 10 RBI, 20 runs scored, seven doubles and a triple through 38 games this season. While Taveras is stuck at the bottom of the Rangers' order, he is enjoying a near-everyday role as a switch hitter.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Heating up
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Taveras went a combined 2-for-8 with a home run, two RBI and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's doubleheader against the Athletics.
Taveras hit safely in both ends of the doubleheader, including a two-run homer in the matinee, to extend a hit streak to six games. He's hit safely in 11 of the last 12 contests, going 15-for-42 (.357) with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBI during that run. Taveras had a .200 batting average with just two RBI before the 12-game run, and he's now up to .254 and nine RBI after Wednesday's production.
Taveras is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
Taveras appears to be getting a routine off day as Washington and Texas conclude their series with a day game after a night game. The 25-year-old had started in each of the Rangers' last five contests, recording at least one hit in each of those games to bring his average up to .229 for the season.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Bops first homer
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Taveras went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's 7-1 win over the Nationals.
Taveras bopped his first home run of the season, a two-run shot as part of the Rangers' three-run eighth inning that put the game out of reach. He's been a streaky hitter since emerging as the everyday center fielder, but Taveras hasn't done much streaking yet in 2024. He's batting .226 with a .613 OPS, and Tuesday's RBI were his first in 10 games and just his third and fourth of the season.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Gets break Thursday
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Taveras is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners.
Taveras will sit for the first time since April 7, breaking a stretch of 16 consecutive starts. The day off could probably do Taveras some good, as he's gone hitless in 12 at-bats over his last four games to drop his batting average to .200. Evan Carter will shift over from his usual spot in left field to spell Taveras in center.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Swipes first bag
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Taveras went 2-for-4 with a double, a steal, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 7-2 win over Houston.
Taveras got off to a slow start but has at least one hit in three consecutive games, going 5-for-12 with a double, a triple, a steal, an RBI and two runs scored. Saturday's theft was the first of the season for Taveras, who has double-digit steals in three consecutive seasons.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Gets break Sunday
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Taveras will not start Sunday against the Astros.
Taveras will get a break Sunday as Travis Jankowski gets his second start at center field this year. The fifth-year outfielder has seven hits in 25 at-bats with one RBI and three runs so far this season, and he should return to the starting lineup Monday as the Rangers close out their series with Houston.
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Rangers' Leody Taveras: Taking seat Monday
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Tavares is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Tampa Bay.
Tavares started all three games during the weekend set against the Cubs, but he will receive a day of rest Monday. Travis Jankowski will handle center field for the Rangers.
