Kansas City Royals outfielder Mark Canha returned from an injury-rehabilitation assignment on Monday and was then designated for assignment, the club announced before its series-opening home game against the Texas Rangers. Canha, 36, was recovering from a left-elbow injury. He had been on the injury list since June 8, missing 32 major-league games.

Just call it the home run homestand featuring Vinnie Pasquantino. Continuing a trend that has marked their 7-2 homestand, the Royals pounced on the Rangers Wednesday with a recently familiar weapon. After singles by Mike Yastrzemski and Bobby Witt Jr.

The Kansas City Royals offense has been clicking of late, and recent additions have taken away his playing time.

The Royals conclude their 10-game homestand against the Rangers on Thursday afternoon. KC right-hander Michael Lorenzen (5-8, 4.43 ERA) will make his second start since returning from the 15-day injured list opposite veteran lefty starter Patrick Corbin (6-9, 4.45 ERA).

With the victory, the Royals (64-61) are now also 2 1/2 games ahead of the Rangers (62-64). Both are chasing the New York Yankees (67-57) for the third and final AL wild-card spot in the Major League Baseball playoffs.

They lost ace Jacob deGrom for a start when the Rangers decided to skip his turn in Kansas City this week due to shoulder soreness. On top of all that, they also lost future Hall of Fame manager Bruce Bochy for the day as he attends to a family matter.

Fans will have multiple opportunities this week to see if the Royals can make up ground in the race when the team plays host to the Nationals and White Sox. As usual, the Royals’ six games this week are on FanDuel Sports Kansas City and Sunday’s game also will be simulcast on two local stations in Kansas City.

The Detroit Tigers get set for the second half of their six-game homestand this weekend, as they prepare to host the Kansas City Royals. You can see one of the best teams in the big leagues for a quality price.