"Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre walked to his locker in the clubhouse with a noticeable limp following the Rangers' 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. His left hamstring, which he strained running from first to third base on a Michael Young single in the fifth inning, was clearly bothering him.
"I just hope it's not as bad as it felt," Beltre said. "I don't know. We'll take an MRI tomorrow and find out exactly what it is.
"It felt like a really hard grab. It felt like it was going to tear my leg, but it didn't get to that point."
Beltre said every time he moves, it feels like it's cramping up on him. He said he's dealt with hamstring soreness part of the season, but has played through it. He has not had a hamstring-related stint on the disabled list in his career, but did have a calf strain in spring training. Beltre is the only Ranger to play in all 100 games this season, including 99 starts.
"Today I wasn't smart enough," Beltre said. "I was running too hard on that play even though I knew it was kind of bothering me a little bit."
Young said the injury "takes a lot out of this win."
"He's a huge part of our team," Young said. "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.""