Adrian Beltre’s slam powers Rangers past A’s

Adrian Beltre’s fifth-inning grand slam put the Rangers in front and Martin Perez and the bullpen made it hold up as Texas took the series opener against the Oakland Athletics 5-2 Monday night at Globe Life Park. Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo had to leave the game in the fifth inning after getting hit on the left forearm by a pitch. He has been placed on the disabled list with a fractured forearm.

Pitching: Martin Perez allowed an unearned run in the first and a lead-off homer in the second to Ryon Healy but settled down and held the A’s to five hits over seven innings. He walked one and struck out six. He improved to 8-8 with the win.

Matt Bush pitched a scoreless eighth and Sam Dyson earned his 27th save with a scoreless ninth.

Hitting: Rangers scored a run in the fourth on Elvis Andrus’ two-out single to pull within 2-1. With one out in the fifth, Shin-Soo Choo was hit by a pitch and Ian Desmond followed with a single. Carlos Beltran’s single to left loaded the bases for Adrian Beltre. Beltre’s grand slam on a 2-1 pitch gave the Rangers a 5-2 lead against left-hander Ross Detwiler.

Notable: Beltre hit his 10th career grand slam and second with the Rangers. His first with the Rangers came in the second game with club on April 2, 2011 ... Beltre now has 432 career homers, moving ahead of Cal Ripken for 47th all-time ... The 6-4-3 double play Perez induced in the fourth inning was his 32nd this season, setting a Rangers’ record. He collected his 33rd in the sixth. He was tied with C.J. Wilson, who had 31 in 2011.

This story was originally published August 15, 2016 at 9:51 PM with the headline "Adrian Beltre’s slam powers Rangers past A’s."