Both the Rangers’ best hitter and their hottest hitter left Monday’s game with injuries, which could pave the way for infielder/outfielder Nick Solak to make his major league debut this week.

Nomar Mazara, who began the day with a .916 OPS for August, left with what was called a tweak in his left oblique. Danny Santana, who was just a few at-bats shy of qualifying to be one of the AL’s top 10 hitters, left with a strained left hamstring after a double in the fourth inning. The Rangers are expected to re-evaluate both on Tuesday.

They did, however, appear to take the step of preparing Solak, acquired from Tampa Bay for reliever Peter Fairbanks in July, for his first callup. Solak, 24, was removed from Triple-A Nashville’s game with Oklahoma City in the sixth inning. He began the day hitting .357 with the rest of his slash line at .390/.670/1.060.

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