Jake Burger returned to the Texas Rangers lineup on Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies, serving as their designated hitter.

Burger has missed 20 games since being placed on the injury list on July 13 with a left quadriceps injury he sustained two days earlier while running out a grounder during the top of the fifth inning in a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros.

Brandon Marsh bit on a first-pitch change-up from Rangers starter Merrill Kelly that was well below the zone, fouling it out of play. He watched the next two pitches go by — a cutter up and outside, and a curveball on the outside edge — to fall behind in the count,

The Philadelphia Phillies face the Texas Rangers in the opener of a 3-game set at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Friday.