Adrian Beltre gets hit No. 3,000 (O's lead 10-3)

ARLINGTON, Texas - On his fourth attempt to achieve history, Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre got it done. He doubled to left in the fourth inning this afternoon off the Orioles Wade Miley to become the 31st member of Major League Baseball's 3,000 hits club.

Beltre, who had struck out on a 3-2 pitch in the second, fell behind 3-0 in the count and then lined a two-bagger down the third-base line. He hit a 91 mph fastball and advanced Nomar Mazara to third with one out. Both runners would later score on Rougned Odor's single to cut the Orioles lead to 4-2.

Beltre was mobbed by his teammates and his family greeted him on the field as he got a loud and long standing ovation at Globe Life Park. Orioles players hugged and congratulated him as well.

He become the first Dominican-born player with 3,000 hits and the fifth born outside the United States. He was the first player to get No. 3,000 on a double since the Orioles Rafael Palmeiro at Seattle on July 15, 2005.

Until today, the Orioles had been the opponent just once in club history when a batter reached the 3,000-hit milestone. Left-hander Dave McNally was the only O's pitcher to ever give up a 3,000th hit while pitching for the club. It was McNally on the mound at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 24, 1974 when he gave up No. 3,000 to Detroit's Al Kaline, a Baltimore native. He doubled off McNally for his milestone hit.

During the month of July, O's second baseman Jonathan Schoop is hitting .330 (32-for-97) with four doubles, eight home runs and 24 RBIs. His 24 RBIs during the month rank second in the American League, while his 32 hits are sixth in the AL. Schoop's eight home runs during July are tied for second-most in the league.

Schoop ranks third in the AL and is tied for ninth in the majors with 73 RBIs. He trails only Nelson Cruz (76) and Aaron Judge (74) for the AL lead. His 19 RBIs since the All-Star break lead the league and are tied for first in the majors.

Closer Zach Britton converted his 56th consecutive save opportunity in Saturday's win, extending his AL consecutive saves converted record. He converted his 55th consecutive save opportunity (Oct. 1, 2015-current) on July 23 against the Astros to establish a new American League consecutive record, passing Tom Gordon (54 from April 19, 1998-May 31, 1999). Britton ranks second on the all-time consecutive saves converted list, trailing only Eric Gagne (84 from Aug. 28, 2002-July 3, 2004).

We have the starting pitchers for the first two games of the series that between the Orioles and Kansas City begins Monday night at Camden Yards.

Tomorrow night, right-hander Ubaldo Jiménez (4-7, 6.93 ERA) gets the start for the Orioles versus the Royals lefty Danny Duffy (7-6, 3.56 ERA). On Tuesday, right-hander Dylan Bundy (9-8, 4.53 ERA) faces right-hander Ian Kennedy (4-6, 4.43 ERA).

The Orioles have not listed yet when Jeremy Hellickson will make his debut. Barring a change, it obviously will not be before Wednesday at earliest.

Orioles lead in the fifth: The Orioles scored four runs in the fourth to break the scoreless tie. The first four runners reached and scored for the 4-0 lead. Manny Machado lined a ball 108 mph to left for a leadoff double. Schoop walked and then Trey Mancini's single to right scored Machado. Then RBI singles followed from Chris Davis and Welington Castillo that made it 3-0. With one out and runners on second and third, Rubén Tejada reached on a 6-5 fielder's choice to score Davis for the fourth run. Castillo was cut down between second and third. The Orioles came up with four runs on four hits in the inning.

Schoop, Castillo homer: The O's added to what was a 4-2 lead when Schoop hit a two-run homer in the fifth to make it 6-2. Schoop hit No. 24 and it was his third homer in four games and sixth in the last 10. Later in the inning, Castillo hit his 10th, a three-run shot, to make it 9-2.