Adrian Beltre is back, baby

It is the return of Adrian Beltre this afternoon in Oakland -- third baseman Adrian Beltre, who has missed most of the past week with a hamstring issue, is back in the lineup today, playing third base and hitting cleanup.

The lineup:

Odor -- 2B

Desmond -- CF

Mazara -- RF

Beltre -- 3B

Prince -- 1B

Rua -- LF

Moreland -- DH

Elvis -- SS

Wilson -- C

Colby Lewis is on the mound, going up against righthander Daniel Mengden, who will be making his second major league start.