Avisail Garcia (oblique) cleared for Thursday rehab game

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Avisail Garcia (oblique) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday with Triple-A Durham.

What It Means:

If all goes well, Garcia should return from the 10-day injured list when he's first eligible on Saturday. The 28-year-old is sidelined with a minor oblique strain he suffered last Tuesday.

Garcia is batting .278/.335/.459 with 17 homers, 19 doubles, 57 RBI, 9 steals, and 49 runs scored in 436 plate appearances (101 games) for the Rays this season.