ARLINGTON, Texas â There's still some magic in Josh Hamilton.
The Texas Rangers are finding that out in his first week back with the club.
Hamilton, who had a two-homer game Friday night in his second game back at Globe Life Park, came off the bench Sunday to deliver a two-run pinch-hit double with two outs. Hamilton's liner to left center lifted the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over Boston.
Hamilton's heroics, which are nothing new to the Arlington faithful, also pushed Texas over the .500 mark for the first time since June 6, 2014, and capped a May in which the Rangers went 19-11 and once again became players in the American League West.
It's kind of like when Hamilton made his first run through Texas in 2008-2012.
"It feels like old times," said Hamilton, who has eight career walk-off hits. "It really does. It's a lot of fun. Coming back home and having some good games against Boston and then having a game like today reminds you of some good times for the Rangers."
The Rangers had planned to give Hamilton a day off and take advantage of Monday's off day. Instead he came through with his first walk-off hit since Aug. 17, 2013, during his first season with the Los Angeles Angels. He finished his first week with Texas with a .273 average, two home runs, five RBI and most importantly, helped Texas go 5-2.
Hamilton's heroics helped ease the sting of the loss of Adrian Beltre. The Texas third baseman will miss at least two weeks after spraining his left thumb after hitting it on the bag at second base in the fifth inning while trying to break up a double play.
Beltre received four stitches for a laceration he also suffered on the play and will have a splint put on his thumb. Beltre had the first two RBI for the Rangers before being forced to leave.
Beltre said despite his injury he has confidence the Rangers can keep the momentum going.
"It was a good game all around today," Beltre said. "The guys battled back all day. It was a great, great at-bat by Josh in that inning. There's no doubt we're playing better. It's going to stay that way."
Beltre won't the only Ranger not participating when Hamilton was called on to pinch hit for Adam Rosales. Manager Jeff Banister was tossed in the top of the ninth inning for arguing a call on a stolen base at second base.
Texas right-hander Ross Ohlendorf worked around that missed call by second-base umpire Todd Tichenor and kept Boston's lead at 3-2.
The Rangers got the tying run on to start the inning when Hanser Alberto reached on an error. He was bunted over to second and went to third on a grounder. That's when Boston manager John Farrell opted to walk Prince Fielder, which led to Hamilton's chance at heroics.
Banister got to watch it all from his office as Hamilton's 1-1 liner off Koji Uehara scored Fielder all the way from first. Getting over .500 is a step for Texas, but it's just a step.
"There's always significance," Banister said. "But it's only one mark in the calendar and the schedule and the record to get to where you want to go. Five hundred is not the mark."
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