Adrian Beltre hits for cycle 082412

Adrian Beltre of the Texas Rangers hit for the cycle in an 8-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. He hit the triple in the first inning, the double in the second, his 24th home run in the fifth and completed the cycle with a single in the seventh. For 2012 he is hitting .313/.349/.523 with 24 HR, 77 RBI, 73 R, 1 SB in 122 games. For his MLB career he is hitting .279/.330/.472 with 334 HR, 1190 RBI, 1067 R, 115 SB in 2080 games. He originally signed with the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1994 out of the Dominican Republic. Beltre turned 33 on April 7th.