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Jung

Jung remained in the game to run the bases for himself and to play the field, but was lifted for a pinch hitter the next time his spot in the order came around. He’ll likely head for X-rays to rule out any potential fractures. Look for the Rangers to provide an update on his status after the game.

Jung’s home run was his 11th of the season. He hit a solo shot off Jose Soriano in the first inning. Jung has hit two home runs in his last three games. He’s quietly hitting .298 with an .817 OPS and 39 RBI this year.

Jung opened the scoring in the ballgame as he crushed a 369-foot (98.1-mph EV) solo shot off of Sonny Gray in the home half of the first inning. That would be his only hit in four at-bats in the contest. The 28-year-old infielder has done a nice job when he has been on the field this season, slashing .298/.361/.449 with 10 homers and 38 RBI in 418 plate appearances.

Even Jung’s outs tonight were hit well, traveling a projected 367 and 350 feet. The latter was a homer in five ballparks and required a nice jumping catch from Wilyer Abreu to prevent it from going off the wall at Globe Life. Jung is 7-for-18 in four games since coming off the injured list on Saturday.

Playing in his second game since returning from a calf strain, Jung was removed after six innings, though it doesn’t seem like he had a setback. His big hit today was a liner to left that bounced just in front of a handcuffed Lars Nootbaar and then went through Nootbaar’s legs all of the way to the wall in left. It was ruled a single and an error, with Jung ending up at second base. He certainly would have been at third if not for the calf causing him to take it easy on the bases.

He’s starting at third and batting third tonight. Jung, who had been out since July with a calf strain, went 3-for-15 with a homer in four rehab games. He might not be ready to play regularly, so those in mixed leagues might want to hold off on activating him or picking him up. Cody Freeman should lose playing time with Jung back.

It’s unclear whether Jung needs some additional time to ramp up after going 3-for-15 with one homer during four minor league rehab games for Triple-A Round Rock. He’s been out with a calf strain since late July.

Jung has made a slower than expected recovery from a calf strain that put him on the shelf back in late July. The 28-year-old would add some much-needed offensive production at the hot corner if he’s able to make it back for the final two weeks of the season. He offers enough in the over-the-fence pop and batting average departments to be impactful in deeper mixed leagues down the home stretch.

Jung has progressed to jogging in addition to fielding ground balls and hitting as he makes his way back from a calf strain that put him on the shelf in late July. It’s taken much longer than originally anticipated for him to ramp up baseball activities. He’s at least a couple weeks away from making it back to the Rangers’ lineup.

Jung hasn’t resumed baseball activities in over a week as his progress from a left calf strain has been much slower than anticipated. It seems unlikely that he’ll be able to ramp up in time to make it back before the end of August.