"The Rangers will not take Josh Hamilton out of the field when the World Series moves to Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday.

Manager Ron Washington said he will leave Hamilton, who has been bothered by a sore groin, in center field for Game 3.

"He's playing the outfield," Washington said. "I read where people wanted me to put him on the bench. They wanted him on the bench, out [of] the lineup. We've got five games left. I'm playing Josh. I'm not changing anything." "