17 Shin-Soo Choo DH

Choo is out of Monday's lineup in Boston.

The Rangers are going with a righty-heavy lineup against southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez. Adrian Beltre will start at designated hitter and hit cleanup while Isiah Kiner-Falefa slides over to man the hot corner, hitting seventh.

Choo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Tigers.

He led off the game with his 17th homer of the year, but Jordan Zimmermann and Joe Jimenez combined to shut down the Rangers the rest of the way. Choo has now reached base safely in an incredible 45 straight games, hitting .339 over that stretch with a .469 OBP, 12 home runs, 27 RBI and 29 runs.

Choo will be limited to designated hitter only until the All-Star break because of discomfort in his right quadriceps, Gerry Fraley of the Dallas Morning News reports.

Choo was held out of Thursday's game as part of the process to monitor the injury, as Adrian Beltre served as the DH in win over the Tigers. "I don't want to push it," Choo said. "Do this until the All-Star break, and the rest will help."

Choo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's loss to the Astros.

The long ball was his 16th of the year, and gave Texas a two-run lead at the time in the eventual extra-inning defeat. At 35 years old, Choo is well on his way toward topping his career-best 22 home runs -- a figure he's posted in three separate seasons. To go along with the uptick in power, Choo is slashing an impressive .289/.399/.494 on the year.

Choo (quadriceps) will bat leadoff and serve as the Rangers' designated hitter Sunday against the White Sox, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.

According to Levi Weaver of The Athletic Dallas, Choo continues to nurse a mild right quad strain, an injury that may prevent him from regularly playing the field much over the next couple of weeks. Though Choo should still pick up steady at-bats at DH while he waits to heal up, he's unlikely to be much of a factor in the running game and could receive more frequent days off than he otherwise might. Choo's lack of defensive flexibility may also prove detrimental to Adrian Beltre, as the third baseman has regularly received days off from the field this season to serve as Texas' DH while he recovers from a hamstring injury of his own that he battled earlier in the year. Beltre will be excluded from the lineup in Sunday's series finale.