Another hits milestone for Adrian Beltre as Rangers beat A's 6-3

Adrian Beltre has climbed to the top of the all-time hits chart for players native to Latin America.

The Texas Rangers third baseman opened the second inning Thursday with a sharp double to left field for career hit No. 3,054. It broke a tie for 25th place in MLB history with Rod Carew and broke a time for first among Latin American-born players.

The Rangers beat the A's 6-3 Thursday afternoon. Beltre finished the game 2-for3 with one run scored. The Rangers return home on Friday to start a three-game series against Toronto.

Beltre, who is from the Dominican Republic, collected the record hit of Oakland A's right-hander Daniel Mengden, a former Texas A&M pitcher, and scored two batters later as Rougned Odor's line drive crunched Mengden in the lower right leg.

Beltre joined the 3,000-hit club July 30 last season. Next up on the all-time list is A's great Rickey Henderson at 3,055. Beltre had at least three at-bats remaining to catch the Hall of Famer on Rickey Henderson Field at Oakland Coliseum.

This story was originally published April 5, 2018 at 3:16 PM with the headline "Another hits milestone for Adrian Beltre as Rangers beat A's 6-3."