All-Star slugger Adolis García, the American League leader with 100 RBIs, was placed on the 10-day injured list by the playoff-contending and slumping Texas Rangers after an MRI on Thursday revealed a patella tendon strain in his right knee.

General manager Chris Young said García won’t need surgery because there is no rupture and the team is cautiously optimistic he might be able to return this season.

Texas called up top prosect outfielder Evan Carter, and he will join the team for the opener of a weekend series at home against Oakland tonight.

García got hurt after his unsuccessful leaping attempt to prevent a home run while playing right field Wednesday night, when Houston hit five homers and beat the Rangers 12-3 to complete a three-game sweep.

García’s right leg jammed hard to the ground and his knee buckled when he came down after leaping at the wall in the second inning.

Carter, a second-round pick in the 2020 amateur draft, has played only eight games at Triple-A Round Rock, where he hit .353 with three RBIs. He has hit .288 with 13 homers and 67 RBIs in 108 games overall this season in the minors.

García is hitting .244 with 34 homers and his 100 RBIs in 135 games. After his foul popout in the first inning Wednesday night, he is batting .161 (10 of 62) over his past 16 games.

TIGERS’ MANNING BACK ON IL >> Detroit Tigers pitcher Matt Manning was placed on the 15-day injured list and will miss the rest of the season with a broken right foot after he was hit by a 119.5 mph comebacker off the bat off the Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton on Wednesday.

He is 5-4 with a 3.58 ERA in 15 starts. He previously missed 21/2 months after being hit on the foot by a comebacker off the bat of Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk on April 11.