Beltre to DH in return from DL; Rua optioned

Beltre's RBI single The Texas Rangers announced that third baseman Adrian Beltre has been activated from the 10-day disabled list, effective for Thursday's game at Safeco Field, batting fourth as the designated hitter.

To make room for Beltre, 1B-OF Ryan Rua has been optioned to Triple-A Round Rock.

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Beltre has been sidelined since May 14 when he went back on the disabled list after aggravating a left hamstring strain on May 13 at Houston. He was previously on the DL from April 25-May 7 after originally straining his left hamstring on April 24 against Oakland and appeared in just five games between the two DL stints.

Overall, Beltre is batting .314 with one homer and 12…