"Adrian Beltre's days the past week have consisted of watching movies on his iPad and just waiting until his left hamstring is good enough to resume baseball activities.

It's not there yet, though Beltre has accompanied the Texas Rangers in anticipation that he will soon be able to begin to test the strain he suffered Sunday.

The new strain is in the same area but a little lower on the hamstring than the original injury suffered July 23. He had nearly completed various tests of the leg before leaving for a rehab assignment Sunday when the hamstring grabbed again as he was running toward second base.

"Before that happened, I felt no pain at all," said Beltre, who on Friday missed his 19th game because of the injury. "I was running at almost 100 percent. I had done all of the explosion tests. That's why I'm more frustrated. I was good enough to be in a game."

The second injury won't drastically alter how aggressive Beltre is during this rehab period. He said that he might not run as hard as quickly but will do what it takes to return as quickly as possible.

He hasn't targeted a day to get back in the lineup, though he said hopes it's sooner than September. The Rangers said that Beltre would be out three weeks, which would put him back Aug. 28.

"I'm a quick healer," he said."