Beltre BM411476

When this baseball entered the August 12, 2017 contest between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers, the Rangers had a 4-2 lead. There were no outs, and runners on the corners, with Nomar Mazara at-bat. Mazara hit a groundball to the shortstop, who got the force out at first base while Shin-Soo Choo scored, and Elvis Andrus reached second base. The baseball remained in the game for Adrian Beltre who watched the first two pitches from Francisco Liriano for called strikes before pulling a fastball down the left field line for his 3012th career hit. This hit was a double, and it scored Elvis Andrus to give the Rangers a 6-2 lead. The next two batters were hit by pitches, followed by a Rougned Odor fly ball to center fielder George Springer who gunned down Adrian Beltre at home plate for the final out of the inning. Texas held onto the lead to win 8-3. The win improved their record to 56-59, in fourth place, 14.5 games behind the Astros.