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NEW YORK — After missing three games with the flu, Carlos Beltran was back in the lineup Tuesday against the Cardinals at Citi Field. He doubled with two outs in his first at-bat.The All-Star right fielder said he lost five pounds while sick, but that he feels much better and is ready to play.”I hit early [batting practice], and I feel pretty good,” Beltran said. “I felt the ball was coming off Cubs Ryne Sandberg Jersey the bat good. Let’s see what happens during the game.”I still feel congested, but that’s something that’s going to come out.”In Beltran’s absence, his replacements in the three-hole went 5-for-13 with a walk, three doubles, five RBIs, a home run and four runs.Manager Terry Collins was excited to have Beltran, along with teammate Jose Reyes, back in the lineup.”It’s a huge plus for us today, it’s a boost of energy, obviously,” Collins said. “I watched Carlos take BP, he looks great. It’d be a lift to the entire ballclub.”On Sunday, Beltran was given two bags of Cody Ross Jersey IV in order to restore lost fluids. Monday, he hit before the game and was available as a pinch-hitter. “I guess it’s good for me,” Beltran said of the five pounds he lost while sick. “It’s good for the knee.”                                              Reyes’ presence felt by Mets after activation                NEW YORK — Jose Reyes’ return from the disabled list became conspicuous Tuesday from the moment the shortstop arrived at Citi Field, more than five hours before game time. Reyes bounced around the clubhouse on his healed left hamstring, humming to himself. He fiddled with his cell phone. His name sat atop the lineup card.He was eager to play — even a bit nervous — and so was his manager.”There will be some times when I’m holding my breath,” Terry Collins said.The hope, for Collins and the Mets, is that Reyes will instantly reassume his mantle as a National League MVP candidate, padding Authentic Jose Reyes Jersey his league-leading batting average and triples totals. The team activated Reyes from the disabled list prior to Tuesday’s game, placing catcher Josh Thole on the paternity list to clear roster space. The Mets had originally intended to option middle infielder Ruben Tejada to Jose Reyes Jersey Triple-A Buffalo prior to the game, but travel delays forced them to abandon those plans.For Collins, such details hardly mattered. He was simply eager to have his shortstop back.”The last seven, eight days I haven’t felt anything in my hamstring,” said Reyes, who missed 12 games with a Grade 1 strain. “So that’s a real good sign.”Though Collins initially planned to keep a close eye on Reyes, especially given Nelson Cruz Jersey the hot and humid weather this week in New York and Miami, it’s a fair bet that Reyes will play Authentic Chase Utley Jersey nearly every inning of every game for the immediate future.Which, of course, is just fine with him.”You have to be nervous, of course,” Reyes said. “It’s just Rangers Nelson Cruz Jersey a matter of getting my confidence back. The more that I get on base, the more running around I’ll do during the game. It’s going to be better for me. I’ll get my confidence soon.”                                              Travel quirk keeps Authentic Brian Wilson Jersey Tejada on Mets’ roster                Giants Cody Ross Jersey NEW YORK — Among the most difficult conversations Mets manager Terry Collins has had this season occurred Tuesday afternoon, when he Alex Rodriguez Jersey told infielder Ruben Tejada that the Mets needed to option him back to Triple-A Buffalo in order to clear roster space for Jose Reyes.But not long after Tejada began the process of packing his bags, the Mets Authentic Alex Rodriguez Jersey told him instead to stay put. Authentic Ryne Sandberg Jersey Travel delays prevented catcher Mike Nickeas from joining the club as a replacement for Josh Thole, who left the team earlier Tuesday for the birth of his first child. Authentic Derek Jeter Jersey So without Nickeas, the Mets played short-handed at catcher and kept Tejada active for one more game.Thole is eligible to remain on the paternity list for one to three games, Yankees Derek Jeter Jersey though Nickeas should Derek Jeter Jersey be able to join the team if he misses more than one.For Tejada, then, Tuesday’s travel issues merely Phillies Chase Utley Jersey delayed the inevitable. Phillies Cliff Lee Jersey Rather than keep Tejada on the roster as a bench player, the Mets want him to continue to receive regular at-bats in Buffalo, knowing he could potentially become their starting shortstop as soon as next season.”He’s got some things he needs to work on, which I told him about,” Collins said. “I said, ‘Don’t be at all surprised if the next time you Cubs Carlos Pena Jersey come back will be your last chance you’ll see the Minor Leagues.’ Because he’s really close to being an everyday very good Major League player.”                                              Ike’s fate will clear up after next three weeks                NEW YORK — After a report surfaced Tuesday morning that Mets first baseman Ike Davis didn’t think he would play again this season, Davis told reporters Tuesday afternoon that he was still working to rejoin his teammates before the season ends.Davis had been speaking to a group of children at Coleman Country Day Camp in Merrick, N.Y., on Long Island when he told the campers his left ankle Authentic Nelson Cruz Jersey was “not good” and that “the majority odds are Chase Utley Jersey that I probably wouldn’t play this year,”  according to a report published by ESPN New York. “I didn’t throw in the towel,” Davis said. “I’m just saying that in three weeks, if I’m Authentic Cody Ross Jersey not healthy, I’m not going to play the rest of the year.”Davis has been out since May 10 with damaged cartilage and Carlos Pena Jersey a bone bruise in his left ankle. On July 14, he received a cortisone shot and said that if his ankle were not much better in three weeks, he would have season-ending surgery.Davis said his ankle felt good Tuesday, but that he is being cautious with it since there have been times when he’s felt good, only to have his ankle hurt again when he’s tried to run on it.”It doesn’t hurt normally,” Davis said. “If I didn’t have to ever run again, I’d probably be fine. But I have to run.”Even if Davis is good to continue his rehab at the end of the three-week resting Mets Jose Reyes Jersey period, it is unlikely he would play more than the final few weeks of the regular season. Since he’s been out so long, Davis would need at least a month of practice and baseball activities before he could return to Major League action.”I’m not going to tell you I’m going to play this season because I told you I was going to play, like, 16 times this year and it hasn’t happened,” Davis said. “In three weeks, Authentic Carlos Pena Jersey we’ll see. It’s either ‘Yes’ or ‘No.’”                                              Worth noting                • Third baseman David Wright (stress fracture, lower back) finished 2-for-4 with a walk and a double Tuesday evening for Class A St. Lucie. Wright, who is due back this weekend, is batting .421 in five rehab games.• Outfielder Scott Hairston, who fouled a ball off his left shin on Monday, felt better Tuesday Ryne Sandberg Jersey and could “probably” pinch-hit, according to manager Terry Collins. • Infielder Daniel Murphy entered Tuesday’s play tied with Adrian Gonzalez of the Red Sox for the most hits (71) in the Majors since May 21.

NEW YORK –  Authentic Alfonso Soriano Jersey Nick Punto utilized some unusual therapy to move forward with his troublesome right elbow.Feeling “emotionally distraught” on Sunday, Punto picked up a baseball in the visitors’ batting cage at Great American Ball Park. He hurled it Authentic Mariano Rivera Jersey with Yankees Mariano Rivera Jersey as much force as he could muster, a night after elbow discomfort led to him committing an error in the Cardinals’ win over the Reds. At Phillies Cole Hamels Jersey that point, Punto feared he was bound for the disabled list for the third time in 2011. Instead, it was at Jorge Posada Jersey that moment Authentic Jorge Posada Jersey that things began looking up for the veteran infielder.”I was emotionally distraught, frustrated and I picked up Michael Cuddyer Jersey a ball and just chucked Mariano Rivera Jersey it as hard as I could,” Punto said.”And I Alfonso Soriano Jersey just felt release of something. I truly believe that it was just scar tissue locked up in there.”He took an off-day with Freddy Sanchez Jersey his teammates on Monday, and on Tuesday, Punto participated in a pregame workout. His throws from shortstop and third base felt “normal,” he said, Twins Michael Cuddyer Jersey and Punto came off the field with renewed optimism. It appears that Punto will remain on the active roster, rather than needing to be placed on the DL. He’s a Yankees Jorge Posada Jersey key player for the Cardinals, providing defensive insurance at second base, shortstop and third base.”To remain on the roster, he’s going to have to throw,” manager Tony La Russa said. “He’s got to play defense.”It seems that Johan Santana Jersey Punto will be able to do just that, and it’s Cliff Lee Jersey good news for his team.                                              Cardinals ink Draft pick McElroy to deal                NEW Authentic Starlin Castro Jersey YORK –  The Cardinals announced the signing of third-round Draft pick C.J. McElroy on Tuesday, completing a deal that had appeared to be close to done for about two weeks.McElroy, Cubs Alfonso Soriano Jersey 18, was the 109th overall selection in last month’s First-Year Player Draft. He’s regarded as a superior athlete, having held a football scholarship Authentic Freddy Sanchez Jersey to the University of Houston to Brian Wilson Jersey go along Mets Johan Santana Jersey with his baseball prowess.The 18-year-old outfielder will begin his professional career with the Cardinals’ affiliate in the rookie-level Gulf Coast League.McElroy comes from a long line of baseball Cubs Starlin Castro Jersey players. His father, Chuck McElroy, pitched for 13 seasons in the Major Leagues. Cecil Cooper, who played 17 seasons and managed the Astros for parts of three Authentic Cliff Lee Jersey years, Authentic Johan Santana Jersey is McElroy’s uncle. Sylvester Cooper, who played in the Negro Leagues, was McElroy’s grandfather.                                              Tidbits                • Manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday that Allen Craig is likely about a week away from beginning a Minor League rehabilitation assignment.• Outfielder Oscar Taveras was named the Midwest League’s Player of the Week.• Mets general manager Sandy Authentic Michael Cuddyer Jersey Alderson briefly visited La Russa before the game. The two worked together, in the same respective jobs, with the Oakland Athletics.• Though Tuesday’s lineup may have Giants Freddy Sanchez Jersey looked familiar to fans, it was actually the first time La Russa has deployed Starlin Castro Jersey it. In fact, Tuesday marked the first time that Ryan Theriot, Jon Jay, Albert Pujols and Matt Holliday manned the first four spots in the order in the same game.

ST. PETERSBURG — Yankees reliever Sergio Mitre had been battling a bacterial infection recently, but it was right shoulder tendinitis that had been Matt Cain Jersey ailing him most and perhaps led to a drop in velocity over his last few outings. Because of that, Mitre was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, with lefty Steve Garrison getting his first big league callup to likely be utilized in a long-relief role out of Ike Davis Jersey the Yankees’ bullpen.  Manager Joe Girardi wasn’t sure how long Mitre would be out, Rangers Josh Hamilton Jersey but the veteran right-hander had been getting treatment to address swelling in his right rotator cuff for Giants Buster Posey Jersey a few days.  Reacquired from the Brewers on June 29, Mitre Justin Morneau Jersey has given up nine runs (seven earned) in four appearances for the Yankees in a span of 5 1/3 innings Giants Matt Cain Jersey and had lost some velocity and movement in recent appearances. Authentic Matt Garza Jersey Garrison went 3-6 Authentic Nick Swisher Jersey with a 6.26 ERA in 11 Matt Garza Jersey games (10 starts) for Double-A Trenton. The 24-year-old spent almost the entirety of Spring Training with the Yankees — posting a 5.23 ERA in Cole Hamels Jersey 10 1/3 innings — and in that time, Girardi liked some things.”I liked his ability to throw Mets Ike Davis Jersey strikes,” said Girardi, who now has a second lefty in Authentic Mickey Mantle Jersey the bullpen to go along with Boone Logan. “We put him in some tough situations, and he was able to Twins Justin Morneau Jersey throw strikes and throw his breaking ball behind Authentic Cole Hamels Jersey in the count.” Garrison was originally a 10th-round Draft pick by Josh Hamilton Jersey the Brewers in 2005 who was traded to the Padres Yankees Mickey Mantle Jersey as Cubs Matt Garza Jersey part of the deal that landed Scott Linebrink in Authentic Justin Morneau Jersey Milwaukee in July 2007, then was claimed off waivers by the Yankees last September. Garrison was in Trenton, N.J., with his phone on silent on Tuesday morning, so he missed about seven calls from Trenton Thunder trainer Tim Mickey Mantle Jersey Lentych telling him he was getting called up. After Authentic Matt Cain Jersey finally picking up the phone, Phillies Roy Halladay Jersey Garrison rushed to the airport in Philadelphia, caught a direct flight to Tampa International Airport Authentic Ike Davis Jersey and — unlike Brandon Laird on Monday — arrived with plenty of time to spare.Now, after six-plus seasons in the Minors, Garrison can finally call himself a Major League player. “I haven’t stopped sweating since I woke up this morning; that may Yankees Nick Swisher Jersey be a sign that it’s starting to Authentic Josh Hamilton Jersey sink in a little bit,” Garrison said. “It’s definitely a great experience.”

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CHICAGO — Roger Maris Jersey Manager Mike Quade talked Tuesday to Joe Cubs Carlos Zambrano Jersey Torre, Major League Baseball’s vice president of baseball operations, regarding the umpires’ performance in the Cubs’ weekend series against the Marlins.Quade was critical of umpire Lance Barrett when he called Marlins pinch-runner Brett Hayes safe after Giants Tim Lincecum Jersey a pickoff attempt in the eighth on Sunday. Quade felt shortstop Starlin Castro’s tag was in time, and the replay appeared to support the Cubs. Quade, who has been ejected three times this season, did not go on the field and Carlos Beltran Jersey argue the call.Did Quade expect to be penalized after his chat with Torre?”I’ll wait and see,” Quade Authentic Roger Maris Jersey said. “I don’t know. The Authentic Tim Lincecum Jersey one Giants Brian Wilson Jersey thing that’s great about having Robinson Cano Jersey Joe [in that job], he’s handling that situation Authentic Ryan Howard Jersey and he’s been on both sides of this. He gives you an opportunity to explain and it’s not just cut and dry. We’ll Michael Young Jersey see where it goes. We had a long discussion and a good discussion.”                                              Cubs will mix and match to close Carlos Zambrano Jersey games                CHICAGO — It’s Tuesday. Do you know who the Cubs closer is?As of now, Cubs manager Mike Quade said his decision will be day to day. It could be Carlos Marmol, who pitched Monday after two days off to work on his mechanics, or lefty Sean Marshall. Marmol pitched the ninth and walked two, but also struck Twins Denard Span Jersey out two, the first time he’s fanned a Denard Span Jersey batter since July 3.”We’ll see,” Quade said before Tuesday’s game. “[The Phillies] only have 10 left-handed hitters in the lineup, too.”Whether he calls on Marmol will depend on that day’s situation, Quade said.”I thought he was sharper [Monday] than he has been, which Authentic Carlos Zambrano Jersey is a good sign,” Quade said. “He’s working back Authentic Robinson Cano Jersey in the Authentic Michael Young Jersey right direction.”Marshall earned a save on Friday against the Marlins.”[Being the closer] is a good role to have,” Marshall said. “Those are the guys that are some Rangers Michael Young Jersey of the better pitchers in the bullpen. I shoot to one day be a closer. If not, [I'll] just continue to be a good setup Mets Carlos Beltran Jersey guy.”                                              North Siders finding ways to beat heat                CHICAGO — When Matt Garza left Wrigley Field on Monday, he had a bag stuffed Buster Posey Jersey with Gatorade bottles. He wanted to get a head Authentic Denard Span Jersey start on getting hydrated for Tuesday’s start against the Phillies.Tuesday was a pleasant 80 degrees compared to Monday night’s game, when the temperature was 91. The oppressive heat Tim Lincecum Jersey forced out Phillies Yankees Alex Rodriguez Jersey starter Roy Halladay after four-plus innings. Wednesday will be worse, with temperatures in the upper 90s and a heat Yankees Roger Maris Jersey index close to 110.”It’s that time of year,” Authentic Carlos Beltran Jersey Cubs manager Mike Quade said.The Cubs battled a cold spring, so the warmth is appreciated. On the other hand, this is a little extreme.”It’s a little different than April,” Ryan Howard Jersey Quade said.The Cubs are providing complimentary water and cooling stations at all gates at Wrigley Field.