Early in Thursday afternoon’s game, a wave of “Adrian Beltre Facts” — modeled after the phenomenon of the “Chuck Norris Facts” and their various offshoots — took off on Twitter. Below are a few of the best tweets assorted Red Sox writers and fans had to offer:

• Adrian Beltre has never hit into a fielder’s choice. The choice is up to him.
• Adrian Beltre hasn’t made 15 errors. The official scorers have.
• The reason Adrian Beltre throws flat-footed is to slow down the rotation of the earth.
• NASA solved its early problems by having Adrian Beltre throw the capsules into space.
• With the roof open at Rogers Centre, the sun isn’t beating down on Adrian Beltre. Adrian Beltre is beating down on the sun.
• Carl Everett thinks that Adrian Beltre is made up, just like the dinosaurs and outer space.
• Adrian Beltre doesn’t use a cup — to drink hot coffee.
• The ball that hit Adrian Beltre in the groin last season was put in protective custody, just in case.
• Adrian Beltre doesn’t like anybody touching his head because he’s afraid he’ll break their hands.
• Even Chuck Norris is afraid to touch Adrian Beltre’s head.
• Even Adrian Beltre’s helmet is afraid to touch his head.
• The Big Bang was a result of God touching Adrian Beltre’s head.
• Adrian Beltre developed a new diagnostic tool for the medical staff: the collide-a-scope.
• Adrian Beltre once collided with himself. It was before Game 3 of the 1989 World Series.
• Adrian Beltre is the reason McDonald’s discontinued the McRibs.
• Adrian Beltre once watched “Delta Force” on TV. Chuck Norris woke up the next day with three broken ribs.
• Adrian Beltre thinks it’s called a “pillow contract” because you can use it to suffocate sleeping enemies.
• Adrian Beltre is the reason baseballs need stitches.
• The reason you kneel when you pray is because Adrian Beltre kneels when he swings.
• When the Blue Jays wanted to open the roof, they asked Adrian Beltre to hit a pop-up in batting practice.
• It took Adrian Beltre only four swings to demolish the old Yankee Stadium.
• Adrian Beltre pulled a ball to the opposite field.
• Adrian Beltre only appeals to umpires on checked swings so they can feel important.
• Adrian Beltre didn’t just understand the “Sopranos” finale. He lived it.
• Scott Boras is actually an Adrian Beltre client.
• Customs officials will have to show Adrian Beltre their passports at the airport tonight.
• Adrian Beltre won Connect Four in three moves.
• When Adrian Beltre does a postgame interview, he asks the questions.
• Adrian Beltre doesn’t wear spikes. The ground knows the only way to survive is not to let go.

(Thanks to Red Sox beat writers Brian MacPherson, Scott Lauber, Sean McAdam, Gordon Edes, Pete Abraham and everyone else who participated.)