Jake Burger, the lone remaining significant injury on the hitting side, took batting practice Monday for the first time since being placed on the IL with a quadriceps muscle issue coming out of the All-Star break. Burger ran for the third time on Monday at “about 70%,” and will try to ramp it up to another level on Wednesday.

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Texas Rangers rolled out the red carpet for the 12-year-old Midway Little League baseball team Friday as they prepare for a huge week playing in the Southwest Region Tournament which is the final round before the Little League World Series.

Josh Smith hit a two-run home run, Wyatt Langford had a bases-clearing double and the surging Texas Rangers piled up eight runs in the first three innings in an 8-1 victory over the struggling Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

As Higashioka dealt with a hamstring issue, Heim caught five straight games and provided big-time production at the plate.

Atlanta Braves Center Fielder Michael Harris II had a series for the ages over the weekend against the Texas Rangers. He had two singles, two doubles, two triples, and two home runs.

In the last installment of “5 things we learned about the Rangers this week,” which published the Monday after the first half finished, we wrote that “maybe the rest of us [deserve a break], too, after that first half.

Rangers veteran All-Star second baseman Marcus Semien made it clear when he addressed what this deadline means. “I want to be adding at the deadline,” Semien said in the Rangers clubhouse after a recent game. “I always want to make that a goal of mine: To make sure I’m on a team that is adding at the deadline.”

If the Texas Rangers hope to play in October, then Corey Seager has to stay healthy as the ballclub truly struggles without his offensive production. This season, Seager has played in 74 of the team's 106 games.