On the day he turned 39, Adrian Beltre was not in the Texas Rangers' starting lineup.
The decision Saturday wasn't a gift to him, but his presumed begrudging acceptance of his first day off this season was a gift to the Texas Rangers.
Of all that ails these Rangers, Beltre's health is not one of them. The third baseman is in splendid shape, at least splendid for him, and the last thing the Rangers need is for their best player to tweak, strain or sprain something.