3B Adrian Beltre went 1-for-4 to give him 2,999 hits for his career. Beltre has hits in four of the five games on the Texas homestand and is batting .556 in that stretch.

3B Adrian Beltre went 2-for-4 with two RBIs Friday and is now two hits shy of 3,000 for his career. Beltre, who is 9-for-14 on the Texas homestand, would be the 31st player to reach 3,000 career hits. "I got closer, and I want to get it over with," Beltre said. "Hopefully this homestand, tomorrow, next day, or Monday, or whenever it might be. Yeah, hopefully I can get it done sooner than later."

3B Adrian Beltre inched closer Wednesday to 3,000 career hits with a solo home run in the fourth, an RBI double in a three-run sixth and another two-bagger in the seventh. The third baseman is just four hits away from the milestone. He also was ejected in the eighth by second-base umpire Gerry Davis for not standing in the on-deck circle. "He took away an at-bat from me," Beltre said. "I don't think that was necessary. I don't know what the hell happened. I don't understand what his problem was."

3B Adrian Beltre went 4-4 Monday against Miami to push his career hit total to 2,993. He needs seven more hits to become the 31st player in MLB history to reach 3,000. "I want to get it over with, obviously," he said. "I really want to do it on this homestand. The fans deserve that and I really want to do it in front of them."

3B Adrian Beltre went 4-4 Monday against Miami to push his career hit total to 2,993. He needs seven more hits to become the 31st player in MLB history to reach 3,000. "I want to get it over with, obviously," he said. "I really want to do it on this homestand. The fans deserve that and I really want to do it in front of them."

3B Adrian Beltre got another hit -- No. 2,987 of his career -- and lined a shot to center field that went off Mallex Smith's glove to bring in two runs and tie the score on Saturday. Beltre scored from second on two wild pitches to score the winning run, coming up huge as the Rangers rallied to win for the second night in a row.

3B Adrian Beltre got another hit -- No. 2,987 of his career -- and lined a shot to center field that went off Mallex Smith's glove to bring in two runs and tie the score on Saturday. Beltre scored from second on two wild pitches to score the winning run, coming up huge as the Rangers rallied to win for the second night in a row.

3B Adrian Beltre moved past Carl Yastrzemski and into 38th place on the MLB home run list with a three-run shot in the sixth inning on Friday night. That hiked his RBI total to 1,601. He also singled, moving him within 20 hits of 3,000. Beltre is batting .347 lifetime against the Royals.

3B Adrian Beltre continued to move up the all-time charts with his two-run homer in the third inning. The homer was the 452nd of Beltre's career, which moved him into a tie for 38th all-time with Carl Yastrzemski. The two RBIs also moved him past George Brett on the all-time RBI list with 1,598. He's 32nd on that list.

3B Adrian Beltre hit his 451st career homer with a three-run shot in the second inning on Friday. The homer moved Beltre past Mike Schmidt on the RBI list with 1,596. He's now tied with George Brett for 32nd. Beltre also has 2,977 career hits. "I'm seeing the ball OK," Beltre said. "It's a work in progress. Obviously I could be better. I'm surprised I'm able to catch those guys. I'm glad it happened obviously. It means that I've been playing for a long time. That's it."

3B Adrian Beltre was 1-for-4 in Texas' 8-2 victory over Boston on Wednesday. His double in the second, setting up Rougned Odor's two-run homer, was No. 601 in his career, tying him with Barry Bonds for 16th all-time.

3B Adrian Beltre collected his 600th career double in the first inning. Beltre is one of 17 players to have at least 600 doubles. His next double will tie him with Barry Bonds for the 16th spot. Beltre went 3-for-3 and is now 26 hits shy of 3,000 for his career.

3B Adrian Beltre was 1-for-4 Thursday and for the series hit .313 (5-for-16), with two homers, a double and four RBIs. He increased his total to 450 career home runs, and needs four more to pass Carl Yastrzemski (452) and Miguel Cabrera (453) for 37th place on the all-time list.

3B Adrian Beltre's 450th career home run was a game winner. Beltre, who has homered in three straight games, slugged a ninth inning home run off RHP Cody Allen that was the difference in the Rangers' 2-1 victory over Cleveland. "I was looking for a first-pitch fastball, and he threw one," Beltre said. "Just another piece of the legend of Adrian Beltre," manager Jeff Banister said. With 450 career home runs, Beltre ranks 39th on baseball's all-time list. "It's a good milestone, but I'm not thinking about that now," Beltre said. "Our mindset is to win this series, and now we've got the first win."

WASHINGTON -- Trea Turner had two hits, two runs and four of his team's seven steals, and Max Scherzer allowed one run while collecting two hits and an RBI at the plate as the Washington Nationals ran past the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Tuesday.Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA) gave up two hits in six innings and has allowed two runs or fewer in his last seven starts. He struck out six Tuesday after fanning at least 10 in his previous six outings.Turner has a major-league-leading 32 steals this year. Michael A. Taylor was 2-for-3 with two steals for first-place Washington.Chicago's Jake Arrieta (7-6), who has gone less than five innings in three of his last four starts, took the loss. He allowed six runs (five earned) and walked six in four-plus innings.Giants 4, Rockies 3 (14 innings)SAN FRANCISCO -- Denard Span's two-out single scored Gorkys Hernandez from second base in the 14th inning, giving San Francisco a victory and handing Colorado its seventh straight loss.Six Giants relievers shut out the Rockies... [More]

WASHINGTON -- Trea Turner had two hits, two runs and four of his team's seven steals, and Max Scherzer allowed one run while collecting two hits and an RBI at the plate as the Washington Nationals ran past the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Tuesday.Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA) gave up two hits in six innings and has allowed two runs or fewer in his last seven starts. He struck out six Tuesday after fanning at least 10 in his previous six outings.Turner has a major-league-leading 32 steals this year. Michael A. Taylor was 2-for-3 with two steals for first-place Washington.Chicago's Jake Arrieta (7-6), who has gone less than five innings in three of his last four starts, took the loss. He allowed six runs (five earned) and walked six in four-plus innings.White Sox 4, Yankees 3CHICAGO -- Jose Abreu's two-run single off Dellin Betances in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Chicago a victory over New York.Yankees relievers Domingo German and Tyler Clippard each walked two batters in the eighth as the White... [More]

WASHINGTON -- Trea Turner had two hits, two runs and four of his team's seven steals, and Max Scherzer allowed one run while collecting two hits and an RBI at the plate as the Washington Nationals ran past the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Tuesday.Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA) gave up two hits in six innings and has allowed two runs or fewer in his last seven starts. He struck out six Tuesday after fanning at least 10 in his previous six outings.Turner has a major-league-leading 32 steals this year. Michael A. Taylor was 2-for-3 with two steals for first-place Washington.Chicago's Jake Arrieta (7-6), who has gone less than five innings in three of his last four starts, took the loss. He allowed six runs (five earned) and walked six in four-plus innings.White Sox 4, Yankees 3CHICAGO -- Jose Abreu's two-run single off Dellin Betances in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Chicago a victory over New York.Yankees relievers Domingo German and Tyler Clippard each walked two batters in the eighth as the White... [More]

WASHINGTON -- Trea Turner had two hits, two runs and four of his team's seven steals, and Max Scherzer allowed one run while collecting two hits and an RBI at the plate as the Washington Nationals ran past the Chicago Cubs 6-1 on Tuesday.Turner has a major-league-leading 32 steals this year. Scherzer (9-5, 2.06 ERA) gave up two hits in six innings and has allowed two runs or fewer in his last seven starts. He struck out six Tuesday after fanning at least 10 in his previous six outings.Michael A. Taylor was 2-for-3 for first-place Washington.Chicago's Jake Arrieta (7-6), who has gone less than five innings in three of his last four starts, took the loss. He allowed six runs (five earned) and walked six in four-plus innings.Rangers 2, Indians 1CLEVELAND -- Adrian Beltre's solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning lifted Texas over Cleveland.With the score tied at 1-1, Indians closer Cody Allen (0-4) entered the game and retired the first two batters of the ninth inning. However, Beltre... [More]

3B Adrian Beltre's three-run home run in the first inning was the 449th of his career, tying him with Jeff Bagwell and Vladimir Guerrero for 39th on the all-time list. Beltre's three RBIs gives him 1,592 for his career, moving him past Andre Dawson (1,591) and into 38th place on the all-time list.

3B Adrian Beltre is now 35 hits away from 3,000 after hitting a two-run homer Sunday. He has multiple RBIs in four of his last seven games and is batting .303 (10-for-33) in his last eight games against the Yankees.