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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Second baseman Ian Kinsler was back at the top of the Texas Rangers lineup Saturday, returning from his rehabilitation assignment at least a day earlier than expected. Satchel Paige Jersey . Kinsler, who had been out since May 18 with a ribcage injury, was activated from the disabled list after playing only two games for Double-A Frisco. He was 0 for 8 with a walk in the two games. "Im healthy, Im ready to play," Kinsler said before leading off and playing second base against Toronto. "Theres no point to play nine more innings in Double-A when I can play nine innings here." The Rangers were 11-14 without Kinsler. Before Saturday, they had a season-long four-game losing streak. All of those losses were at home, with only five combined runs and an 8-0 loss Friday night. When Kinsler was sent out to Frisco, the Rangers said hed be the designated hitter one game and then play at least two games in the field. The plan changed based on how Kinsler felt, and the teams need for a boost. "First and foremost, he feels good physically," general manager Jon Daniels said. "Our medical staff is confident hes as healthy as hes going to be. He could use more at-bats there, but he sees were scuffling here and wanted to go back." Kinsler never wanted to go on a rehab assignment in the first place, and after Friscos 11-inning game Friday nights game told the Rangers he was ready to be back with the team. The Rangers optioned infielder Leury Garcia to Triple-A Round Rock. With Kinsler back in the lineup along with shortstop Elvis Andrus, that will mean less playing time for 20-year-old rookie Jurickson Profar, who had hits in four of the last five games and is hitting .278. Manager Ron Washington said Profar had earned a lot of credibility in the clubhouse with his play and "hes one of our best 25" players. But Washington said he had no set number of how much Profar will get to play. Washington said Profar will be get time playing shortstop, second base and even third base. There is also the possibility of him playing outfield, and he will begin working with coach Gary Pettis in the field. "Im not going to say how many at-bats he gets," Daniels said. "But we wouldnt have kept him if he wasnt going to play. Were trying to win games." When Profar was asked if it was going to be hard to not play every day, he smiled and said, "I dont know, well see." He hasnt played outfield professionally. Kinsler, a three-time All-Star, hit .302 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs in his 40 games before going on the disabled list. He initially got hurt running bases when he got hit in the right side by a ball while sliding into base. After doing on the DL, he has delayed in his rehab by what the team called a stress reaction in the same area of his ribs. Neither Kinsler or Washington were worried that he didnt have any hits in his shortened rehab assignment. "Hes ready to go. Well let him figure it out here. We still believe he will give us good at-bats," Washington said. Kinsler said the only thing that matters is that hes healthy and ready to play. "Its frustrating anytime youre out, whether the team is playing good or playing bad," Kinsler said. "Its always tough to sit and watch." Josh Donaldson Jersey . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. Cheap Braves Jerseys . "Four now," Carl Gunnarsson told the Leaf Report proudly following a 5-2 victory over New York on Tuesday night, the clubs fifth straight at home. https://www.cheapbraves.com/233o-adam-du...sey-braves.html . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer.RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Paulinho equalized late on with a volley for Brazil to draw 2-2 with England on Sunday and prevent the 2014 World Cup hosts from losing their opening match at the revamped Maracana stadium. After Fred put Brazil ahead in the 57th minute in Rio de Janeiro, Wayne Rooney teed up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains leveler and then curled England in front with a deflected goal. But Paulinhos goal in the 82nd minute ensured England would fail to replicate its victory over Brazil at Wembley Stadium four months ago. "You want to be able to close out the game, so in that sense we are disappointed," Oxlade-Chamberlain told British broadcaster Sky Sports. "But the boys showed great passion and great fight ... its tough coming away in the heat." About 66,000 fans were in the Maracana, which has undergone renovations worth an estimated $1 billion to turn it into a 79,000-seat venue. The game was thrown into doubt last week when a judge ruled the stadium was unsafe, but the order was overturned. The confusion reflected the various cost overruns and delays in building stadiums in Brazil ahead of the Confederations Cup, which starts in two weeks as a warm-up for the 2014 World Cup. Brazils prospects of replicating its 2002 World Cup success are currently looking distant, with Luis Felipe Scolaris side having won just one of its past six games. Star Brazil forward Neymar, who heads to Barcelona after the game for his official presentation after signing a five-year deal att the Spanish champions, could find no way past goalkeeper Joe Hart. Alex Jackson Braves Jersey. Hart also denied Hulk and Filipe Luis in quick succession in the first half, and blocked a powerful shot from Oscar. "We didnt play well in the first half, but we battled and dug deep," Hart said. Brazil goalkeeper Cesar denied Theo Walcott twice in a first half dominated by the hosts. Their breakthrough came after the break when Hernanes hit the crossbar and Fred pounced from close range to stab the ball into the net. Englands fortunes turned after Oxlade-Chamberlain replaced Glen Johnson on the hour, 29 years after his father Mark Chamberlain appeared for England in the same stadium. It took just seven minutes for Oxlade-Chamberlain to score. A string of passes led to Rooney knocking the ball back for the Arsenal winger to crack a shot past Cesar. "He ripped it up ... he smashed us back into the game," Hart said of Oxlade-Chamberlain. As Roy Hodgsons side gained in confidence, Rooney took on the Brazilian defence, charged into space from the left and curled the ball into the top corner. But Paulinho made sure England failed to follow up its 2-0 win in Rio in 1984, volleying past Hart from Lucas Mouras cross. "Some draws can be labeled victories and some draws can be labeled defeats," Hodgson said. "Im a bit disappointed today, and we were playing so well in the second half I thought we might just hold on to it. But we were scotched by a wonder strike." ' ' '