Texas Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara is not in the lineup for Thursday's road clash with the Baltimore Orioles.
Its' a routine day off for Mazara, and Delino DeShields will replace him in left field while batting leadoff against Orioles' righty Wade Miley.
Mazara has posted a .320 wOBA through 86 games in 2017, and numberFire's models project him to bat .261 and add 8 home runs and 28 RBI in 242 plate appearances over the remainder of the season.
Source: Baseball Press