MINNEAPOLIS -- Rangers manager Chris Woodward said the club has no plans to rush catcher Isiah Kiner-Falefa back from the injured list, and Woodward suggested it could be “a couple of weeks” before he returns.

Kiner-Falefa has been sidelined since June 7 with a sprained middle finger on his right hand and he is currently on medical rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Nashville. He has played in three games going into Friday night and was 1-for-10 at the plate.

Kiner-Falefa’s finger is feeling good, Woodward said. The bigger concern is his offense. That’s why the Rangers may keep Kiner-Falefa at Nashville for an extended period.

“I think it would help him getting consistent at-bats whether he is the DH or catches, however they want to do that,” Woodward said. “I think it is important for him to get those ABs.”

Kiner-Falefa had been alternating with Jeff Mathis earlier this season, and Kiner-Falefa was hitting .231 with a .308 on-base percentage and a .343 slugging percentage. Woodward said there is more offense in Kiner-Falefa and that’s why the Rangers want to see if he can get going at the plate before he returns to the big leagues.

“When he was here, playing every other day, lack of consistency of the everyday at-bat ... we weren’t seeing the true hitting ability coming out in Isiah,” Woodward said. “Plus, he was so focused on the catching side, which he still has to if he is going to catch here. Hopefully, he’ll have a run of consistent at-bats so when he gets back it will help him offensively.”

With Kiner-Falefa out, Mathis has been alternating with veteran Tim Federowicz. The Rangers like what they have seen from Federowicz, who was hitting .235 with three home runs in 34 at-bats going into Friday’s game.

“I wouldn’t say that’s a big part of it, but that helps,” Woodward said. “I think it’s important for Isiah to get as many quality [at-bats] as he can before he comes back here. We don’t want to rush him. There is no need to rush him. Tim is doing such a good job, he makes it easy.”

Odor’s big blast

Rougned Odor hit two home runs on Thursday. The second one off Angels reliever Luis Garcia was notable in that it came off a 100.1-mph fastball and had a projected distance of 471 feet, according to Statcast, into the upper deck in right-center at Globe Life Park.

That’s the longest home run hit off a 100-plus mph fastball since Statcast was introduced in 2015.

“It was great, not just for me, but the whole team,” Odor said. “I know I haven’t been hitting how I hit, but I have been trying to do everything I can to help my team to win. I keep battling, I keep fighting. This is a long season and I try to stay positive on every at-bat, and every pitch, every ground ball, and try to stay focused.”

Odor entered Friday hitting .191 with a .389 slugging percentage.

“It’s not easy,” Odor said. “This game is pretty hard, especially when things aren’t going well. I don’t get frustrated. I get mad at times because I want to play well and hit good. This is part of the game, I’m just going to keep fighting.”

Rangers beat

• The Rangers signed right-hander Gavin Collyer, a high school pitcher from Georgia and their 12th-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, who had committed to Clemson. The club also signed 18th-round pick, right-hander Marc Church out of North Atlanta (Ga.) High School.

• Pitcher Mike Minor has been officially replaced on the American League All-Star team by right-hander Shane Bieber of the Indians. Minor is ineligible to pitch in the All-Star Game presented by Mastercard on Tuesday because he is scheduled to start on Sunday for the Rangers in the series finale at Target Field.

• Rangers starter Lance Lynn is 11-4 with a 3.91 ERA, but he is not getting any All-Star love. In addition to Bieber, the AL replaced Rays pitcher Charlie Morton with Athletics reliever Liam Hendriks, who is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA in 40 games.