Worth noting

• Beltre (strained left quad) will accompany the Rangers on the road trip to Oakland and is still on track for an April 25 return.

• During Sunday's 16-2 loss, newly arrived Rangers prospect Luis Sardinas made his MLB debut at shortstop to start the eighth inning and collected an infield single in his first big-league at-bat in the bottom half of the frame.

• Prince Fielder drew another intentional walk Sunday, the eighth time he's been put on intentionally. That's the most by a Rangers player in any single month, surpassing Juan Gonzalez's seven in July 1996, and the most by any player in April since St. Louis' Albert Pujols had eight in 2008.