HOUSTON (AP) 鈥� Texas Rangers All-Star shortstop Corey Seager was not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Houston Astros after waking up with back spasms.
Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said he鈥檚 hopeful Seager 鈥� in a career-worst 0 for 27 slump 鈥� will be able to play Sunday in the series finale.
鈥淗e wanted to see if he could loosen up when he got here,鈥� Schumaker said. 鈥淛ust didn鈥檛 loosen up, so just wanted to play it smart and not push him.鈥�
Seager did not play Friday night in a 2-0 loss to the Astros, but Schumaker maintained that was a scheduled off day and Saturday morning was the first time he had experienced any back issues.
The 32-year-old Seager is batting .179 with seven homers and 19 RBIs in 42 games this season.
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