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Slumping Beltran moved up to No. 2

 
Carlos Beltran is back where Astros fans remember him: in the No. 2 slot in the order. Beltran was placed there Saturday night for the first time in nearly 14 months and for the seventh time in Beltran's four seasons as a Met. (link)

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