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Adrian Beltre to DL; Chris Davis recalled
By Richard Durrett
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. As expected, Chris Davis was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to take his place.
Grade 1 is the least severe category of strains.
Beltre, 32, was running hard to third base in the fifth inning after Michael Young's double and felt the hamstring grab as he closed in on the bag.
"I just hope it's not as bad as it felt," Beltre said after Friday's 12-2 win over Toronto.
Beltre said the hamstring felt like it was cramping every time he moved it.
The third baseman leads the Rangers with 76 RBIs and is second in the American League in that category. He has 49 extra-base hits, tied for the most in the league, and is fifth in total bases at 196. Beltre has 20 home runs, just behind team-leader Nelson Cruz. He is second on the team with a 3.6 WAR and is at or near the lead among third baseman in a number of defensive categories. He leads all third baseman in total chances and putouts and has improved the overall infield defense with his ability to take hits away at third base.
Beltre is eligible to come off the DL on Aug. 7. The Rangers expect him to miss two to three weeks with the strain.
Davis is batting eighth and playing third base Saturday night versus Toronto.
Davis, 25, has blistered the ball in Triple-A Round Rock with a .368 average to go along with 24 homers and 66 RBIs in 48 games played. He has 58 strikeouts and 11 walks and has a 1.229 OPS. Davis has played third base and left field during his latest stint in the minors. He was taken out in the fifth inning of Friday's game shortly after Beltre hobbled to the dugout following the injury.
Over his past 26 games at Triple-A, Davis has hit .400 with 14 homers and 34 RBIs with 15 multihit games. He's played just 48 of the team's 100 games, yet his 24 homers are tied for fourth-most in the Pacific Coast League.
Rangers manager Ron Washington has another option at third besides Davis. He could opt to put Young back there. Young played the position for two seasons before Beltre was signed this offseason. Young gets most of his at-bats as the designated hitter, but said Friday that he's ready to play third if needed.
Beltre signed a five-year, $80 million contract with a vesting option for a sixth year with the Rangers in the offseason. He had a calf strain that sidelined him for part of spring training, but he's been a very durable player for most of his career, including this season. Beltre was the only Ranger to have played in every game in 2011, including 99 starts in those 100 games.
"He's a huge part of our team," Young said moments after Friday's game. "He's having a great year. He's a great player, great teammate and we want to get him back in there as quickly as possible. We'll have to find a way to chip away and pick up the slack. It's not easy, but unfortunately sometimes that's part of the game up here. Sometimes you lose valuable players for a stretch. We just hope this is a very small stretch. Hopefully, he gets back as quickly as possible and we can get him back where he belongs, playing third in the middle of this lineup."
Richard Durrett covers the Rangers for ESPNDallas.com.
http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/...davis-recalled
Just as I thought..here comes Chris Davis.
Chris Davis...the best AAAA player in baseball.
::sigh::
Well at least Davis did get an RBI hit tonight. But we are on the verge of another frustrating loss.
Still got the bottom of the ninth...
DON'T STOP BELIEEEEVIN...
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great mutha in comeback!
great mutha in hit by Michael Younggreat mutha in comeback!
great mutha in suicide squeezegreat mutha in hit by Michael Young
great mutha in walk by Josh Hamiltongreat mutha in suicide squeeze
great mutha in walk by Napoli too.great mutha in walk by Josh Hamilton
great mutha in slide by Napoli.great mutha in walk by Napoli too.
great mutha in win for the O's over the Angels.
great mutha in 4 game lead in the division.great mutha in win for the O's over the Angels.
great mutha in RBI for Chris Davis in place of Beltre.
To be serious for a second, I went back to check last year's Rangers thread to see when I started counting down our magic number. And it just so happens that I started it after the Rangers got their 58th win of the season (we were 58-41). And now this year, we have just won our 58th game to move to 58-43.
So why not? Magic number is also 58.
Not calling the division over by any means, of course. I just like the countdown. Makes it more fun.
great mutha in start to the division crownTo be serious for a second, I went back to check last year's Rangers thread to see when I started counting down our magic number. And it just so happens that I started it after the Rangers got their 58th win of the season (we were 58-41). And now this year, we have just won our 58th game to move to 58-43.
So why not? Magic number is also 58.
Not calling the division over by any means, of course. I just like the countdown. Makes it more fun.
lol tllong
lol M's
lol record losses in a row
lol got
ya i dont think we'll be seeing tlong in this thread for awhile
Crazy how just 2 weeks ago they were right in the hunt.
Angels blow a 9th inning lead and allow the Indians to walk off.
Meanwhile, at Rangers ballpark...
3 runs in the 1st
3 runs in the 2nd
3 runs in the 3rd
5 runs in the 4th
4 runs in the 5th
18-1 Rangers in the 6th.
Insane game...looks like the magic number will be 56.
lol twins
Cowboys defeat the Vikings 20-6.
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