Beltre has five hits, five runs to lead Mariners in rout of Rangers
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| Scoring Summary |
| SEA | TEX |
 | 2nd | A Beltre homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | C Davis singled to center, M Byrd scored, C Davis to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 |
 | 4th | A Beltre singled to left, Y Betancourt scored. | 2 | 1 |
 | 4th | W Balentien doubled to deep left center, A Beltre scored. | 3 | 1 |
 | 5th | Y Betancourt hit sacrifice fly to right, M Cairo scored. | 4 | 1 |
 | 5th | J Hamilton homered to left center. | 4 | 2 |
 | 5th | C Davis singled to right, H Blalock scored, N Cruz to third. | 4 | 3 |
 | 5th | T Teagarden homered to center, N Cruz and C Davis scored. | 4 | 6 |
 | 6th | J Burke singled to left, A Beltre scored, J Lopez to second. | 5 | 6 |
 | 7th | R Ibanez singled to center, Y Betancourt scored. | 6 | 6 |
 | 7th | J Reed singled to center, R Ibanez and A Beltre scored, J Lopez to second. | 8 | 6 |
 | 7th | J Burke hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lopez scored. | 9 | 6 |
 | 8th | Y Betancourt homered to left. | 10 | 6 |
 | 8th | A Beltre tripled to deep right center, R Ibanez scored. | 11 | 6 |
 | 8th | T Hulett singled to center, A Beltre scored. | 12 | 6 |
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| Game Information |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 16,171 (32.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Doug Eddings |
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The toughest part of Adrian Beltre's day came when he entered the Seattle clubhouse.
The Mariners third baseman received a congratulatory beer shower after hitting for the cycle against the
Texas Rangers in a 12-6 victory Monday night.
"I'm still shaking," Beltre said. "I don't like that feeling. But I'll take it. If I have to do it tomorrow, I'll do it again."
Fast Facts
• Adrian Beltre is just the fourth third baseman to go 5-for-5 and hit for the cycle in the last 50 years and first since Travis Fryman in 1993.
• Beltre also scored five runs, tying the Mariners' record.
• The Mariners have won four straight and seven of eight.
-- ESPN research
Beltre became the fourth Seattle player to hit for the cycle and had five hits to help the Mariners win their fourth straight game. Beltre, who had the third five-hit game of his career, finished off the cycle with an RBI triple off
Josh Rupe in the eighth.
"I've seen guys do it and it was pretty cool," Beltre said. "It's pretty special. I'm proud of it."
Beltre, who signed a five-year contract with the Mariners before the 2005 season, has battled injuries during most of his stay in Seattle. He's had a left thumb injury for parts of the past two seasons.
"He's the toughest ballplayer I've ever seen," Mariners manager Jim Riggleman said. "He plays through nagging injuries, through pain. He's an animal out there. I'm just very happy for him. He's starting to put up some numbers that are starting to reflect how good a player he is."
Beltre homered in the second, had an RBI single in the fourth and singled in the sixth off Rangers starter
Matt Harrison. He doubled off Rangers reliever
Luis Mendoza (3-7) in Seattle's four-run seventh.
Beltre's bid for a six-hit game came up short when he grounded out in the ninth.
John Olerud was the last Mariner to hit for the cycle, doing so on June 16, 2001 against the
San Diego Padres.
Arizona's
Stephen Drew hit for the cycle earlier Monday against St. Louis. It was the first time two players hit for the cycle on the same day since Sept. 17, 1920, when Bobby Veach of the
Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants did it, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Beltre also became the fourth Seattle player ever to score five runs.
Three of Beltre's hits came on 0-2 pitches -- something that frustrated Rangers manager Ron Washington.
"Beltre is known to be a darn good hitter," Washington said. "You can't make those mistakes."
Sean Green (4-4) pitched three scoreless innings in relief to help the Mariners post their first four-game winning streak of the season.
Josh Hamilton homered and drove in his 118th RBI, and
Taylor Teagarden hit a three-run blast after being recalled earlier in the day.
The Mariners, who trailed 6-4, scored a run on
Jamie Burke's single in the sixth and four more in the seventh.
After Mendoza retired the leadoff man in the seventh, the next six Seattle batters reached base.
Raul Ibanez tied the game at 6 with an RBI single to set the stage for
Jeremy Reed, who was pinch hitting for
Wladimir Balentien.
Reed grounded a single under the glove of second baseman
Joaquin Arias to put the Mariners ahead 8-6. Burke hit a sacrifice fly to cap Seattle's scoring in the seventh.
Seattle, who has the worst record in the American League, pounded out a season-high 20 hits and equaled their season-best with 12 runs.
"Obviously this year has been tough on us, but we still come to win every day," Beltre said. "Hopefully we can get on a good streak. We're trying to win every game that we can.
Mariners starter
Carlos Silva allowed six runs and 10 hits after being activated from the disabled list before the game.
Harrison allowed five runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings for the Rangers, who lost for the 10th time in 12 home games.
Teagarden, who was a member of the bronze medal winning team in the Olympics, replaced an injured
Jarrod Saltalamacchia in the fifth after being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma before the game on the first day of expanded rosters.
His three-run home run capped a five-run fifth that put the Rangers ahead 6-4.
Beltre homered for the third time in two games leading off the second.
Game notes Washington, a resident of New Orleans in the offseason, said his home escaped serious damage after Hurricane Gustav hit southern Louisiana on Monday. Washington has 10 family members who fled the storm staying at his home in Texas. ... Balentien snapped an 0-for-18 slump with two hits. ... Rangers hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo was back on the bench and in uniform for the first time since undergoing knee replacement surgery July 25.