Orioles third baseman Tim Beckham has reclaimed the leadoff spot he thrived in during his debut with the club late last summer, but manager Buck Showalter believes there's still a level of consistency Beckham must find as he returns to form following a long layoff.
"Timmy, it's kind of a two-step forward and one a little bit back, offensively," Showalter said of the 28-year-old, who re-entered the team’s regular lineup June 25, after core muscle surgery had sidelined him for two months. "He'll have that one really good at-bat that'll go, 'Boom, there it is.