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The Rangers activated Carter (back) from the 10-day injured list Wednesday, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Carter played just one rehab game with Double-A Frisco and served as the designated hitter in that contest. He had been slated to play at least one more rehab game, but with Adolis Garcia (ankle) injured, the Rangers are bringing Carter back early. Carter has been sidelined for most of this month with back spasms.

The Rangers placed Garcia on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left ankle sprain, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.

Garcia played the entirety of Tuesday's loss to the Diamondbacks, so it's unclear when he was injured. He will be eligible for activation Aug. 23, but it's uncertain at this point whether he will be ready to return on that date. Evan Carter (back) has been activated from the IL to absorb Garcia's roster spot.

Baldwin will start in right field and bat eighth in Wednesday's game versus the Tigers.

Baldwin was not in the initial lineup, but he's been subbed in for Mike Tauchman (shoulder), who was scratched. After homering in back-to-back contests last week, Baldwin has gone hitless over his last three games.

Tauchman has been scratched from Wednesday's lineup versus the Tigers due to a sore right shoulder, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.

Tauchman had been set to start in right field and bat leadoff, but he's been replaced in right field by Brooks Baldwin and in the leadoff spot by Kyle Teel. The White Sox are considering Tauchman day-to-day and have no current plans to send him for imaging.

Judge went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, an additional run and three walks in Tuesday's 9-1 win over Minnesota.

Judge didn't have many opportunities to swing the bat, as the Twins put him on base three times via walks, one of which was intentional. It's logical that Minnesota would pitch around the slugger after he crushed a 425-foot solo shot in his first plate appearance. Judge had been in somewhat of a slump coming into Tuesday, going seven games without a homer and batting just .182 (4-for-22) during that span. He's still leading all qualified MLB hitters in batting average (.337) and OPS (1.141), though, and is rounding out an MVP-caliber campaign with 38 homers, 88 RBI, 94 runs and seven stolen bases through 110 contests.

Baldwin is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.

Baldwin has been absent from the lineup for two straight games since Miguel Vargas returned from the injured list, so he could be settling into a reserve role. The White Sox have Andrew Benintendi in left field and Curtis Mead at third base Wednesday.

Greene went 2-for-4 with a walk and two doubles in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the White Sox.

Greene has three multi-hit performances over his last five games, and he's gone 7-for-18 overall in that stretch with a home run, three doubles, three RBI and four runs scored. It's a positive development for the talented outfielder, who came out of the All-Star break slowly with a .171 batting average in his first 17 games of the second half. Greene seems to be settling into a groove and could quickly build on his 27 home runs and 87 RBI, both of which are already new career highs.

Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Tuesday's 1-0 win over the Orioles.

The 30-year-old outfielder manufactured the game's only run in the top of the first inning, singling up the middle on the first pitch he saw from Dean Kremer, swiping second and then dashing home on a Josh Naylor single. Arozarena has hit leadoff in 11 straight games, slashing .256/.347/.419 over that stretch with two homers, three steals, four RBI and nine runs, and he sits just two longs balls and two pilfers away from his first career 25-25 campaign.

Carter (back) served as the designated hitter and went 0-for-2 with two walks for Double-A Frisco on Tuesday.

Carter kicked off what is expected to be a brief rehab stint. Per MLB.com, he's likely to return this weekend, when the Rangers travel to Toronto for a three-game set beginning Friday.

Palacios (hamstring) has resumed running, MLB.com reports.

Palacios has run into bad injury luck this season, missing most of the year due to a knee injury. He pulled his hamstring while on a rehab assignment in late July and has been sidelined by that issue most recently. Palacios will still need to resume baseball activity before there's a clear timeline for his activation.