Nelson Cruz to come off disabled list tomorrow

One of the hottest hitters in baseball before landing on the disabled list with a hamstring injury late last month, Nelson Cruz avoided a setback during a brief rehab assignment at Triple-A and is expected to rejoin the Rangers’ lineup tomorrow. Cruz told Richard Durrett of ESPNDallas.com that his time on the DL was “tough” and “boring” while adding that he’s “excited” to see what the Rangers’ lineup is capable of now that he’s back and Ian Kinsler is healthy. Prior to the injury Cruz hit .323 with seven homers and a 1.117 OPS in 19 games batting fifth in the lineup, but Kinsler has since claimed that spot and Cruz will move down to sixth in the order. Julio Borbon and Elvis Andrus has struggled to give the Rangers much production from the leadoff spot, but a two through six of Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Vladimir Guerrero, Kinsler, and Cruz has a chance to do some major damage and rookie Justin Smoak gives them another potential big bat at No. 7.