| Hot | 5/20/2013 10:25:00 AM |
Description: Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is a career .317 hitter (19-for-60) against Oakland veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon with five home runs and a 1.006 OPS | Insight: Beltre (.291, 9 HR, 28 RBI) was 8-for-16 in the recent four-game series with Detroit and should continue to rake against Colon and the A's. | | |
| Hot | 5/14/2013 11:46:00 AM |
Description: Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is a career .316 hitter (18-for-57) against Oakland veteran right-hander Bartolo Colon with five home runs and a 1.006 OPS | Insight: Beltre (.260, 8 HR, 23 RBI) is on a modest five-game hitting streak and has raised his batting average by 26 points over the past week. We like his hot bat in this matchup. | | |
| Hot | 5/12/2013 6:19:00 PM |
Description: Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre enjoyed a 4-for-5 afternoon Sunday against Houston. | Insight: Three of the hits were for extra bases including a three-run bomb in the fifth inning. Beltre (.260, 8 HR, 23 RBI) has raised his batting average by 26 points since Tuesday. | | |
| 4/28/2013 7:50:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre's average slipped to .221 after his second straight 0-for-4 Sunday against Minnesota. | Insight: Beltre's line-drive rate, which was 21.1 percent last season, is down to 16.3 percent this year, and his HR/FB is just 10.5 percent, but his K rate is down and his walk rate is up from last year. | | |
| 4/28/2013 9:28:00 AM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre is 4-for-10 with a pair of solo homers and a 1.500 OPS against Minnesota right-hander Kevin Correia. | Insight: He's started slowly this season (.231, .711 OPS) so hopefully this matchup can get him going. | | |
| Cold | 4/23/2013 1:25:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre is an ugly 2-for-21 (.095) against Angels left-hander Jason Vargas. | Insight: Very unusual considering Beltre is a career .283 hitter with an .831 OPS against southpaws. He's started slowly this season (.239, .721 OPS) so this matchup should be avoided. | | |
| Cold | 4/7/2013 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre is 13-for-65 (.200) with 14 strikeouts and zero walks against Angels starter Jered Weaver. | Insight: Beltre started off 0-for-9 but he has gone 5-for-16 with a homer over his last three games. Still, Weaver has dominated him throughout his career. | | |
| Cold | 4/5/2013 9:42:00 AM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre should be avoided on Friday as he's a career .056 hitter (1-for-18) with a .302 OPS against Angels starter Jason Vargas. | Insight: Beltre is off to a slow start in 2013 with just two singles in 13 at-bats, but was brilliant in 2012, smashing 36 HR, 102 RBI and batting .321 in 156 games. | | |
| 4/2/2013 11:46:00 AM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre is a career .714 hitter (5-for-7) against Houston right-hander Lucas Harrell. | Insight: Beltre was brilliant in 2012, smashing 36 HR, 102 RBI and hitting .321 batting average in 156 games. Keeping him healthy will be key for the Rangers (and fantasy owners) in 2013 in a lineup without Josh Hamilton and Michael Young. | | |
| 3/2/2013 2:22:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre, who has been dealing with a right calf injury, is expected make his spring training debut on Monday, according to Drew Davison of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. | Insight: Beltre was brilliant in 2012, smashing 36 HR, 102 RBI and hitting .321 batting average in 156 games. Keeping him healthy will be key for the Rangers (and fantasy owners) in 2013 in a lineup without Josh Hamilton and Michael Young. | | |
| 2/25/2013 1:40:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre, who had an MRI on his right calf which fortunately revealed just an inflammation, is expected to run the bases Monday, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. | Insight: Beltre was brilliant in 2012, smashing 36 HR, 102 RBI and hitting .321 batting average in 156 games. Keeping him healthy will be key for the Rangers (and fantasy owners) in 2013 in a lineup without Josh Hamilton and Michael Young. | | |
| 2/19/2013 2:42:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre had an MRI on his right calf which fortunately revealed just an inflammation and nothing else. | Insight: Beltre was brilliant in 2012, smashing 36 HR, 102 RBI and hitting .321 batting average in 156 games. Keeping him healthy will be key for the Rangers (and fantasy owners) in 2013 in a lineup without Josh Hamilton and Michael Young. | | |
| 10/25/2012 9:04:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre won't need surgery on his injured abdomen. | Insight: Beltre was brilliant with the bat in 2012, bopping 36 HR and achieving a .321 batting average in 156 games. He's just four jacks away from his 350th career homer heading into the 2013 season. | | |
| 10/1/2012 6:45:00 PM |
Description: Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre left the second game of Sunday's doubleheader due to a strained shoulder but he's in the lineup Monday. | Insight: Beltre has been banged up a number of times this season but he's always managed to return in a timely fashion. The third baseman is having his best all-around season since 2004, hitting .319 with 36 homers, 101 RBIs and 95 runs scored. | | |
| 9/23/2012 11:11:00 AM |
Description: Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre should be avoided in fantasy Sunday versus Seattle. He's hitting a pitiful .067 against Mariners righthander Jason Vargas in 15 career at bats. | Insight: Beltre (.316, 34 HR, 95 RBI) went 1-for-4 in his return from an intestinal illness on Saturday. You'd be lucky if you got that kind of production from him Sunday with Vargas (14-10, 3.92 ERA) on the hill. | | |
| 9/22/2012 6:56:00 PM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre will play Saturday versus the Mariners. Beltre missed Friday's game because of a stomach illness. | Insight: Beltre has four homers in his past eight games to give him 34 bombs for the year. That's the most Beltre has hit since 2004 when he bopped a career-high 48 round-trippers for the Dodgers. | | |
| 9/21/2012 6:57:00 PM |
Description: Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is out of the lineup again Friday against the Mariners due to an intestinal illness. | Insight: Beltre has been out for several days due to the illness. He hasn't even made the trip up to Seattle yet. | | |
| 9/20/2012 6:26:00 PM |
Description: Intestinal issues will prevent Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre from playing Thursday. | Insight: Beltre didn't play Wednesday either due to the illness. He should be able to return over the weekend. | | |
| 9/19/2012 8:32:00 PM |
Description: Intestinal issues will prevent Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre from suiting up Wednesday night against the Angels. | Insight: Beltre (.316) is just seven RBI shy of completing his third consecutive 100-RBI season. With Beltre sidelined, Michael Young (.274, 7 HR, 62 RBI) will be the starting third baseman for tonight's game. | | |
| 9/16/2012 11:17:00 AM |
Description: Texas third baseman Adrian Beltre has been a beast against Seattle starter Blake Beavan. He enters Sunday's game with a .455 lifetime batting average in 11 encounters with the Mariners righthander. | Insight: Beltre has had a magnificent season for the Rangers, producing 32 homers and a .318 average in 141 games. Look for him to blow up Sunday with Beavan (9-9, 5.01 ERA) on the mound. | | |
