Robert Garcia

Garcia has mostly been held back for the ninth in recent months, but he pitched the seventh in a tie game today in his first appearance since leaving Sunday’s game with back spasms. This makes three straight outings in which he’s given up a run, and Phil Maton has overtaken him as the Rangers’ reliever worth rostering right now.

Garcia underwent an MRI over the weekend that didn’t reveal anything serious after exiting Saturday’s relief outing against the Mariners with back spasms. As fantasy managers are aware, back issues can be tricky matters, but it sounds like he’s not dealing with an issue that would require a trip to the injured list. He’ll continue to handle the closing duties for Texas with recently added veteran Phil Maton probably in the mix as well.

Garcia clearly wasn’t at his best while blowing his second-straight save. The left-hander will all-but-assuredly undergo testing, but a trip to the injured list seems more likely than not.

Garcia gave up a game-tying two-run homer to Randy Arozarena, and didn’t appear comfortable in his next few offerings. There should be an update shortly on what exactly Garcia’s ailment is and why he was forced out of the contest.