Veterans Beltre, Beltran on title quest

ARLINGTON — Adrian Beltre and Carlos Beltran have all the appearances of being Hall of Fame teammates for the Rangers.

Between the two, they have 13 All-Star appearances, seven Gold Glove Awards and six Silver Slugger Awards. Beltre, 37, and Beltran, 39, also have a combined 20,759 at-bats, 5,543 hits, 862 home runs and 3,097 RBIs since they each entered the Majors in 1998.

But even with their incredible wealth of experience, there is one thing they haven’t been able to check off in their illustrious careers: winning a World Series.

“To know that we have two guys on the same ballclub with the same mindset and kind of career, it’s great,” Beltre said. “We both haven’t won the World Series yet. It would be pretty cool if we were able to win it together.”

Beltre and Beltran have played a combined 38 seasons in the Majors. But in all those years, they’ve made just two World Series appearances — one for each player. Beltran made it there with the Cardinals in 2013, and Beltre won a pennant with the Rangers in ’11.

“We have both played this game a long time and have never been able to experience holding the [World Series] title at the end of the year,” Beltran said. “But that’s the goal. That’s what motivates me to continue to play this game. I hope one day I can get that opportunity.”

Since being acquired on Aug. 1 from the Yankees, Beltran has batted in the No. 3 spot most games, right in front of Beltre. Beltran has hit .361 in his past 22 games with 16 RBIs. Beltre has been one of the best hitters in the American League since the beginning of August, …

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