"Third baseman Adrian Beltre continues to make progress in coming back from a strained left hamstring that has kept him sidelined since July 23.

"It's a little better," Beltre said about his hamstring. "It's progressing, but slowly."

He took batting practice and went through a light workout in the outfield with trainer Jose Vazquez on Friday at U.S. Cellular Field.

It was the second consecutive day for Beltre to take batting practice, as he also fielded ground balls for 10 minutes on Thursday.

The Rangers limited his on-field work Friday, though, after the overnight flight from Anaheim.

"Just sticking to the normal process," manager Ron Washington said. "He made it through with no problems."

Washington wasn't sure when Beltre would move to base-running activities, but said it could be as early as today. Beltre reinjured his hamstring during a base-running session on Aug. 6."