ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre didnt need to play the entire game to make their mark Wednesday night. Wholesale Custom Jerseys . The Rangers will now wait and see if their top two sluggers will be sidelined. Hamilton and Beltre homered before each left the game with injuries, and Texas beat the slumping Cleveland Indians 5-2. Hamilton left in the eighth with left knee soreness and Beltre exited in the fifth with a strained left shoulder. Beltre had an MRI on Wednesday night and the results wont be known until Thursday. Texas manager Ron Washington said taking Hamilton out of the game was precautionary and he didnt consider the injury serious. "Hopefully, things wont last long with those guys," Washington said. "But we certainly cant stop the season, so were going to play with what weve got and were going to expect to win." Beltre injured his shoulder when he made a diving stop of Russ Canzlers grounder in the second. Mike Olt, who replaced Beltre at third, left the game in the bottom of the seventh with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Olt, who will have an MRI Thursday, was limping just before he reached first beating out an infield single. Ian Kinsler moved to third base for the first time in his career in the top of the eighth, and Jurickson Profar took over for Kinsler at second base. "Hopefully its just precautionary," Kinsler said of his teammates injuries. Beltre hit a two-run homer in the first, his 13th in his last 20 games, and Hamilton added a solo shot in the third to help Ryan Dempster win his fifth straight start. Dempster (11-6) improved to 6-1 since he was acquired by the Rangers on July 31. The right-hander allowed two runs and struck out eight in seven innings. "I just try to do my job the same way, try to execute and make as many pitches as possible," Dempster said. Carlos Santana and Casey Kotchman each had an RBI for Cleveland, which led the AL Central on June 23 but is 15-43 since the All-Star break. Cleveland starter Jeanmar Gomez (5-8) allowed five runs and six hits in four innings. Gomez, who won his prior two starts against Texas this season, has not pitched more than six innings in his last nine starts. "(Gomez) didnt have good stuff and couldnt locate his pitches," Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. "They took advantage of it." Joe Nathan, who has converted his last 31 save opportunities, pitched the ninth for his 33rd save of the season. First-place Texas maintained a three-game lead in the AL West over Oakland, which beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1. Kinsler led off the bottom of the first with a double and scored on Hamiltons groundout to set the stage for a surging Beltre. Beltre hit a 1-0 pitch from Gomez over the fence in left to give the Rangers a 3-0 lead. It was his seventh home run in September. Hamiltons 434-foot blast landed several rows deep in the upper deck in right field. He leads the majors with 41 home runs and 121 RBIs. That was plenty of support for Dempster, who retired the last nine batters he faced. Dempster has a 1.91 ERA over his last five starts. His eight strikeouts were his most since joining the Rangers. Notes: Texas RHP Roy Oswalt (right forearm strain) said he plans to throw on Thursday. He left his start early Sunday against Tampa Bay. . Indians SS Asdrubal Cabrera (sore right wrist) took batting practice Wednesday, but missed his third straight game. . Cleveland RHP Roberto Hernandez (right ankle) is out of his walking boot and is expected to throw a bullpen session early next week. . Texas Mike Adams said he felt tightness in a muscle near his right shoulder Tuesday night and the reliever likely wont pitch the next two to three days. . Clevelands Travis Hafner (back) is expected to take batting practice on Friday. . Texas opens the 2013 season at Houston, who will be playing their first season in the AL West. . Texas C Mike Napoli (strained left quad) hit a two-run homer and caught the entire game in a rehab assignment for Double-A Frisco. Wholesale NFL Jerseys . "I am a true fan of Kevin," Belli said Saturday. "When I decided to retire (after the 2010 season), he tried to convince he to come out of retirement to play for the Cats (Hamilton Tiger-Cats). Wholesale Jerseys China .J. -- Dave DeGuglielmo made it clear that if it were up to him, there would be no rotation at left guard on the New York Jets offensive line. http://elevatedcolor.com/hot.html . The Milwaukee Brewers had just gained a game, keeping their wild-card chances flickering. Marcum got his first win since returning from an elbow problem, and Ryan Braun hit his NL-leading 41st home run on Wednesday night for an 8-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that allowed the Brewers another day to dream. 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It comes on the heels of Cabreras outstanding May when he tied a San Francisco franchise record with 51 hits. More significantly, it helped the Giants pull within four games of first-place Los Angeles in the NL West after trailing by 7 1/2 games only six days ago. "That month is over," Cabrera said of his franchise record-tying performance in May. "I never think about what day it is or anything like that. I just try to do my best to help the team and Im happy Im doing that right now." The Giants won for the fourth time in five games but it might have come at a price. Closer Santiago Casilla injured his right knee three batters after giving up a three-run home run to Alfonso Soriano in the ninth. Casilla left the game on his own power and was being examined by team doctors after the game. If Casilla is lost for any length of time it would be a blow to San Franciscos bullpen which has already lost the teams original closer, Brian Wilson, to a season-ending injury. "Well see how hes doing tomorrow," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "His foot slipped out a little bit from the shoe and I think thats when he did it." Javier Lopez replaced Casilla and recorded the final two outs for his first save of the season. The ninth inning drama nearly overshadowed a stellar outing by pitcher Madison Bumgarner who pitched into the ninth inning to pick up his first win in nearly four weeks. Coming off one of his worst starts of the season, Bumgarner looked strong after overcoming some early struggles. He retired 17 of 20 batters during one stretch and carried a shutout into the ninth before tiring. Bumgarner (6-4) didnt walk a batter and finished with a season-high 11 strikeouts. "He pitched well in traffic, settled down and threw a great game," Bochy said. "He really had his stuff going tonight. You cant ask for more than what he did." Ryan Theriot added three hits and scored twice while Buster Posey had two RBIs to help the Giants improve to 4-1 on the current homestand. The Cubs put the go-ahead runs on the base in the ninth with one out but couldnt complete the comeback and lost for the 15th time in their last 20 games. After Bumgarneer gave up back-to-back singles to Starlin Castro and Joe Mather to open the inning, Casilla gave up Sorianos home run that cut San Franciscos lead to 4-3. Wholesale Soccer Jerseys. Casilla retired Reed Johnson on a comebacker but allowed a double to Jeff Baker and an infield single to Darwin Barney. Lopez relieved Casilla and got Steve Clevenger to ground out to first then retired pinch-hitter David DeJesus on a fly out to enter. "We just came up short," Chicago manager Dale Sveum said. "We just couldnt muster up nothing for the first eight innings off Bumgarner. Those runs they scored took the momentum right from us." Cabrera continues to be the Giants most significant off-season acquisition. He singled as part of a two-run first inning, tripled in Theriot in the third and later scored on Poseys single to right that gave the Giants a 4-0 lead. He also grounded into a double play and flew out to deep centre in his other at-bats. That was more than enough support for Bumgarner, who scattered eight hits over eight innings to earn his first win since May 5. Chicago starter Paul Maholm wasnt as fortunate. The Cubs lefty walked leadoff hitter Gregor Blanco in the first then gave up an RBI double to Theriot. Cabrera followed with a single before Poseys sacrifice fly made it 2-0. Maholm (4-4) was tagged for two more in the third and left after giving up a one-out single to Brett Pill in the sixth. He struck out four and walked two. Chicago, which was coming off a three-game sweep of San Diego, didnt show much life offensively until Sorianos home run in the ninth. The Cubs hit into two double plays and had a runner thrown out easily trying to steal second. Angel Pagan singled in the third inning for San Francisco to extend his home hitting streak to 25 games, the longest in Giants franchise history. Notes: Injured Giants 3B Pablo Sandoval could begin a rehab assignment in the minors as soon as this weekend. Sandoval is expected to play four to five games with Class-A San Jose and will bat mostly from the left side while he continues to recover from surgery on his left hand. ... The Cubs claimed RHP Jairo Asencio off waivers, the relievers third team this season. Asencio went 1-1 with a 5.96 ERA over 25 2-3 innings for Cleveland before getting designated for assignment on Monday. To make room, Chicago designated RHP Michael Bowden for assignment. ... RHP Matt Cain (5-2), who pitches for San Francisco on Saturday, has not allowed a run in 15 consecutive innings against the Cubs. Hell oppose RHP Matt Garza (2-3). ... 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