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Beltre, Mariners seek fifth straight win vs. Rangers

Sep 2, 2008 - 1:38 PM ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Adrian Beltre and the Seattle Mariners will go for their fifth consecutive victory Tuesday when they face the Texas Rangers.

Beltre hit for the second cycle of the day on Monday, and the Mariners used a late inning outburst to record a 12-6 victory over the Rangers.

The Mariners exploded for nine runs in the final five frames thanks in large part to Beltre, who went 5-for-6 with five runs scored and three RBI.

The 29-year-old Beltre homered in the second, singled in the fourth and doubled in the seventh. He completed the cycle by ripping an RBI triple to right-center in the eighth inning.

"I didn't know I needed a triple for the cycle," said Beltre, who picked a good time to record his first triple of the season. "I hit the ball and started running because I didn't know if (Josh) Hamilton was going to catch it. It's something special. I'm not sure if I've seen one before."

Beltre joined Arizona's Stephen Drew, who accomplished the feat against the Cardinals earlier in the day. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was first time that two cycles were achieved on the same day since Bobby Veach of the Detroit Tigers and George Burns of the New York Giants on September 17, 1920.

Ryan Feierabend (0-1, 6.00 ERA) takes the mound for the Mariners. The 23-year-old lefthander is making his fourth start of the season and 15th career.

Texas counters with righthander Brandon McCarthy (0-0, 1.80), who will make his third start of the season.