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Beltran breaks out of slump vs. Mariners
- Updated: August 30, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rangers manager Jeff Banister was far from pushing the panic button when designated hitter Carlos Beltran endured the worst hitless drought of his career over the last 10 days — and for good reason. By the time Beltran was acquired by the Rangers on Aug. 1, he had 22 homers and an .890 OPS.
Beltran was among those who didn’t panic when he was in the 0-for-32 slump that he ended with two singles on Saturday. He firmly got himself back on track on Monday night, hitting a solo home run and driving in another with a double in a 3-for-4 night as the Rangers beat the Mariners, 6-3.
“This year I’ve been pretty consistent for the most part until the past eight or 10 games when I hadn’t been able to get the results I was looking for,” Beltran said. “It’s not that the work is not there. The work is there every day. The feeling at the plate wasn’t there consistently in being able to put together good at-bats. Today, I was able to put good at-bats together and I got the results. I just got to go from there.”
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