Beltre’s approach to 3,000 no surprise

Some days, Adrian Beltre is acutely aware of how close he is to becoming the 31st member of one of baseball’s most illustrious fraternities. He can see the titanic silhouette of that number, “3,000,” on the horizon, growing larger and nearer as he inches closer. But other days, he doesn’t know how many hits he needs, or otherwise doesn’t care.