13 Joey Gallo LF

Gallo is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against Seattle.

Gallo started the last five games and went 1-for-19 with a home run in 21 plate appearances, so he'll head to the bench Saturday. Delino DeShields will start in center field and bat ninth for Texas.

Gallo went 0-for-3 with a walk in Friday's 12-6 loss to Seattle.

Gallo started in center field for the 11th time and played there another four times after starting a game at another position. The Rangers don't have an answer in center field in 2019, and Gallo is one of the options being considered. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Gallo doesn't consider himself a center fielder, per Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News, but general manager Jon Daniels said the organization is open to giving Gallo "meaningful" at-bats there. Delino DeShields, who is superior to Gallo defensively, is the other main competitor, but he's had a weak season at the plate.

Gallo hit a pinch-hit, two-run homer in his only at-bat in Sunday's win over Seattle.

Gallo has four long balls in his last six games, making him one shy of reaching the 40-homer mark for the second straight season. The lefty slugger has also racked up 91 RBI despite his .212 average.

Gallo went 1-for-1 with a home run, two RBI and two walks in Friday's rain-shortened victory over the Mariners.

Gallo returned to the Rangers' lineup after missing some time with a toe injury earlier in the week, and he reached base all three times while hitting eighth in the order in Friday's win. He collected a RBI with a bases-loaded walk in the third inning and added a solo homer in the sixth frame. Gallo now has 38 home runs on the season to go along with 89 RBI.

Gallo (toe) is not in the lineup versus Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Gallo will remain sidelined with a bruised right toe for the third straight game as Carlos Tocci draws a start in the outfield in his place. The expectation is that Gallo should be able to return to the field during the Rangers' homestand, which goes through Sunday.