Khris Davis made his Rangers debut on Saturday against the Mariners in a 9-8 comeback victory at Globe Life Field after coming off the injured list before the game. The Rangers optioned Eli White to Triple-A Round Rock to make room for Davis.

Davis was one of the Rangers' signature offseason additions -- trading Elvis Andrus to Oakland for the slugger -- and he adds another right-handed power bat to Texas’ lefty-heavy lineup.

Davis pinch-hit for David Dahl in the eighth inning of a tie game against Seattle, driving a single into shallow right field, and he scored the go-ahead run on an RBI double from Jonah Heim, the other player Texas received in the return for Andrus.

“It's good to have him back here,” said manager Chris Woodward. “I think everybody was excited to see K.D. back. He just brings a lot of life, he brings a lot of attitude, just a good vibe when he's around. And obviously it was an awesome game for him to come back. We’re 1-0 with him.”

Davis had been sidelined since March 24, when he suffered a Grade 2 left quad strain in a Spring Training game. He got off to a slower start in camp, but was starting to hit his stride before he got hurt. He was hitting .219/.306/.743 with two homers and six RBIs at the time of the injury, but hit .429 (6-for-14) over his final five games.

During his rehab assignment at Round Rock, Davis went 0-for-4 in his lone appearances against the Oklahoma City Dodgers. At the alternate training site before the start of the Minor League season, he went 1-for-10 with three walks in three games.

The Rangers now have a plethora of outfield bats with Davis’ return, including Joey Gallo, Dahl, Willie Calhoun and Adolis García. Calhoun has been the Rangers’ most consistent hitter since coming off the IL himself -- hitting .333/.403/.478 after going 1-for-4 on Saturday.

Woodward said it’s a good problem to have to construct the lineup if everybody is raking at the same time.

“I’ll manage that and obviously communicate with these guys,” Woodward said. “But they know. They're not dumb and they see what our roster looks like. If everybody's being productive, that's a winning team and a championship-caliber offense. That's what we want. It's just going to be dialogue with me and the players and trying to help them understand that this is a team thing and not everybody can play every day.”

White made the Opening Day roster for the first time in his professional career, but was hitting just .127 through 20 games this season. Woodward said he wants White to get more consistent at-bats in Triple-A and build up his confidence in order to make it back to the big leagues.

“In Spring Training, he made some quality swing adjustments,” Woodward said. “I think in the last week, he's probably made the most significant swing adjustments that actually helped him in the games. I'm excited to see him go down and play every day and get really good and put this to the test and see this work on a daily basis. I think that’s what he needs. He just needs to go out and play, let it fly, let it rip and become a little bit more aggressive.”