OAKLAND -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is taking ground balls again, but is not ready to play defense. Beltre has been dealing with a strained left hamstring and remains limited to designated hitter duties.
He was in that spot for the eighth straight game after sitting for two weeks because of the injury.
"I don't want to go out there and play defense and not make the plays I should be making," Beltre said. "I want to get back there, but I want to be well enough to make the plays that need to be made without blowing [the hamstring] up the first time I'm out there.