BOSTON -- Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre is back in the starting lineup and batting cleanup after missing two games with a strained left hamstring.
Also, reliever Joseph Ortiz was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock to make room for right-hander Alexi Ogando, who will start tonight's game against the Boston Red Sox.
Ortiz allowed six runs, three of them earned, pitching in relief Tuesday night in the Rangers' 17-5 loss to Boston. Ortiz allowed a home run in three consecutive innings, the first Texas reliever to do that since Mike Adams last season.
Ogando is 4-2 with a 3.08 ERA for nine starts this season.
RANGERS
SS Elvis Andrus
LF David Murphy
RF Nelson Cruz
RED SOX
RF Daniel Nava
LF Mike Carp
DH David Ortiz
1B Mike Napoli
SS Stephen Drew
