With his fifth-inning home run off Mike Fiers, the Dominican veteran also became the first player since Melvin Upton Jr.in 2009 to hit for the cycle in five innings or less.
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Adrian Beltre hit a home run in the fifth inning on Monday night to complete his third career cycle. It was the third cycle of his MLB career, which ties him with Babe Herman, Bob Meusel and John Reilly for the major league record, according to Elias Sports Bureau. In total, Schwarber went 4-for-7 with three crucial extra-base hits that drove in four of the Cubs’ five runs and totaled 11 extra bases. His. He launched solo home runs in his first three at-bats of the Dodgers’ third game of the season, then added a two-out RBI single in his fourth trip. Less significantly, Beltre became the third player and the second Ranger to hit for the cycle this season, along with Boston’s Brock Holt and teammate Shin-soo Choo.
It was the ninth cycle in Rangers history, and second this season. “I’m just looking forward to the next start”.
But despite that, Beltre has been hot over his last four games.
Orioles skipper Buck Showalter earned his 1,313th career managerial victory, tying him with Hall of Famer Ned Hanlon for 31st all-time. The 23-year old righthander held the potent Anaheim offense to a run and five hits in seven innings.
Lewis (12-4) had to work hard over six innings for his fourth consecutive victory, giving up seven runs and 10 hits – three of those home runs. Beltre’s first was as a member of the Seattle Mariners in 2008 and the second was with the Rangers in 2012. The right-hander is 8-1 in 14 career games against Astros, who previously scored only 17 runs in 75 1-3 innings off Lewis. I think Beltre has a shot at Cooperstown although I think he’ll need to get to 3,000 hits to write his ticket. The Rangers are two games out of the AL wild-card race, but they have fierce competition with the Los Angeles Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.
Good: Braves third baseman Adonis Garcia: Garcia hit a two-run, walkoff home run in the 12th inning against the Giants. Gallardo has struggled the last three times out with a combined 15 runs allowed on 23 hits over 14 innings.
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Astros: Dan Straily is getting called up from Triple-A Fresno to start Tuesday in place of Fiers, who ended up throwing five innings in relief Monday night. He pitched eight innings and allowed one run. Beltre has also won four Gold Gloves for his play at third. Three flawless games were thrown in 2012 – the most in a single season in history.
