"We feel like we have played consistent baseball since Day One," Beltran said. "We are in the hunt to play in October. It's a great feeling that I'm also capable of being able to turn the season around after a tough April. That's baseball. You have to come with the mentality every day to try to do something positive for the team."
Most of Beltran's first year in pinstripes was hindered by injury, and the first month of season No. 2 took on the same tone. Having identified a flaw in his swing, Beltran has turned it up as of late; he has hit safely in 37 of 42 games, batting .