ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Rangers starter Cole Hamels had hit a rare rough patch with two losses in his last three starts, despite giving up seven runs total in those three games.

There was no doubt he was back in form Friday night, as Hamels took a no-hitter into the sixth and a shutout into the eighth, striking out 10 in an easy 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

"He seemed to be in control all night long," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "It was a fastball-curveball-change mix early that really kept these guys off balance. The up-down game was pretty special tonight with 13 strikeouts (as a team)."

Adrian Beltre went 4-for-5 with two home runs for all the offense the Rangers would need. Hamels (13-4) didn't give up a hit until Corey Dickerson's single with two outs in the sixth and had a shutout into the eighth before giving up a home run to the Rays' Steven Souza.

The Rangers (73-50) won their fourth straight and ended a four-game win streak for the Rays (50-70).

Beltre had his 30th career multi-homer game, giving him 21 home runs for the season, with solo shots in the sixth and seventh.

"Just a special night by our captain -- what can you say?" Banister said. "The two home runs were huge, the two hard hit balls were special at-bats. When he's doing things like that, it gives our team great confidence."

Mitch Moreland opened the scoring with a home run in the fifth.

Rays starter Matt Andriese (6-5) has allowed six home runs in his last two starts. He has struggled in his return to the rotation after opening the year 6-0.

Reliever Ryan Garton inherited two runners in the sixth and allowed both to score, giving up an RBI single to Nomar Mazura and later a bases-loaded walk to Jurickson Profar.

Souza thwarted the shutout in the eighth and the Rays scored against reliever Tony Barnette as Dickerson doubled and scored on Evan Longoria's RBI single.

Hamels had runners reach base in the first inning on an error and a walk but retired 13 in a row from there entering the sixth. He had seven strikeouts through five innings but was already at 71 pitches.

Andriese matched Hamels with scoreless innings through four, but Texas jumped ahead in the fifth on a home run by Moreland, his 21st of the season.

The Rays had to pull two of their starting outfielders early in the game because of injuries -- Kevin Kiermaier left with tightness in his left hip and was replaced by rookie Mikie Mahtook, and Nick Franklin, who had taken a bat to the head in the on-deck circle Wednesday, left the game after four innings, replaced by Dickerson.

With Kiermaier and his Platinum Glove on the bench, the Rangers took advantage. Elvis Andrus scored from first base in the fifth on a grounder from Ian Desmond that got past shortstop Matt Duffy up the middle. Mahtook lobbed a throw into second base and Andrus took off, beating the throw home for a 2-0 lead.

"The play in center field was all on me. He got me," Mahtook said. "I got to the ball and he wasn't at third base yet. I didn't throw the ball in as hard as I should have. He baited me into it and he took the extra base. That won't ever happen again."

Texas added a run in the sixth on a home run by Beltre, his 20th of the season.

Mahtook, pressed into a larger role due to injuries, said he didn't even need a lecture from manager Kevin Cash after the miscue and said he understands what he did wrong.

"I knew exactly what I should have done," Mahtook said. "I let my guard down for a little bit and flipped it into second base. He made a really good play. If I get the ball in quicker, it never would have happened. It's all on me."

NOTES: The Rays made a roster move before Friday's game, reinstating OF Oswaldo Arcia (elbow strain) from the 15-day disabled list and immediately designating him for assignment. Arcia, acquired while the Rays had several outfielders on the disabled list, hit .259 in 21 games with two home runs and seven RBIs, striking out 19 times in 54 at-bats. ... 2B Logan Forsythe missed a third straight game with back spasms, though Rays manager Kevin Cash said he would likely be available as a defensive replacement or late-game pinch-hitter. ... Friday's game opens a stretch of 36 straight games for the Rays against teams that currently are at .500 or better -- Tampa Bay is 31-55 this year against teams currently .500 or better, worst in the American League.