Rangers' Teixeira placed on DL

Jun 9, 2007, 23:15 GMT

Arlington, TX - The Texas Rangers placed first baseman Mark Teixeira on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained left quadriceps, after he had left Friday's 9-6 victory over Milwaukee, snapping a streak of a franchise-record 507 consecutive games played.

Teixeira, who left the Rangers' 10-0 loss to Detroit on Wednesday with a stiff neck and suffered a mild concussion in the Rangers' victory over Seattle last Friday, landed on first base awkwardly while running out a grounder.

Teixeira is hitting .302 with 12 home runs and 41 RBI in 61 games this season.

Also on Saturday, the Rangers recalled infielder Travis Metcalf from Double-A Frisco, activated outfielder Brad Wilkerson from the 15-day DL, and optioned pitcher Kameron Loe to Triple-A Oklahoma.

Metcalf, who was batting .283 with seven home runs and 34 RBI in 54 games for Frisco, is making his second stint with Texas this season, having gone 0-for-2 with a walk in two games.

Wilkerson was placed on the shelf with a pulled right hamstring on May 16. He has a .250 batting average with six homers and 20 RBI in 28 games.

Loe had a 1-6 mark with a 7.40 ERA in 15 appearances, 10 of which were starts, this season for the Rangers.

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