Rangers designate HR king Davis for assignment

Khris Davis was designated for assignment Tuesday by the slumping Texas Rangers, a move more about the young team’s standing than the struggles of the veteran slugger.

Davis missed the first 34 games of the season because of a left quad strain, then hit .157 with two home runs and five RBIs in his 22 games. Texas got the 33-year-old Davis, who has a $16.75 million salary this season, when longtime starting shortstop Elvis Andrus was traded to Oakland in February.

The Rangers have seven days to trade, release, or outright Davis to the minor leagues. NATIONALS’ VOTH ON IL WITH FRACTURED NOSE » The Washington Nationals put pitcher Austin Voth on the 10-day injured list with a fractured nose on Tuesday.

Voth was sent to a Philadelphia hospital Sunday to get his nose reset after it was broken when he was hit by a pitch while squaring around to bunt against Philadelphia’s Vince Velasquez.

ASTROS 7, RED SOX 1 » Carlos Correa and Yordan Alvarez homered to back Framber Valdez, and Houston ended Boston’s five-game winning streak.

It was the Astros’ fourth win in five games against Boston this season after taking three of four last week in Houston. ORIOLES 10, METS 3 » Maikel Franco become the sixth player to hit a home run into the second deck at Camden Yards, and Baltimore rolled to another high-scoring victory.

RAYS 3, NATIONALS 1 » Pitcher Tyler Glasnow (5-2) struck out 11 over seven strong innings and AL East-leading Tampa Bay beat Washington for its 20th win in 24 games.

BRAVES 9, PHILLIES 5 » Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr. and William Contreras each hit a solo homer, as Atlanta rallied to beat Philadelphia. J.T. Realmuto and Bryce Harper hit solo homers for Philadelphia.