Beltran's Wounded Knee Won't Need Amputation

Nice catch, Fernando.

The New York Mets have finally gotten some good news. The second opinion (from Dr. Richard Steadman) on Carlos Beltran's hurt knee was the same as the Mets’ medical staff: no surgery required.

The Gold Glove center fielder will be re-evaluated later on this week and will most likely still be resting the bone bruise through the All-Star break. Beltran had been playing through the pain most of the season before landing on the 15-day disabled list last week, batting .336 with eight bombs, 20 doubles, 40 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Not bad for wincing.

Squeeze Play: Braves @ Mets

Two of the hottest teams in the National League will meet up today as left-hander Oliver Pérez and the New York Mets host the division rival Atlanta Braves with lefty Chuck James on the hill at 1:10pm ET this afternoon.

The Mets are looking to regain control of the NL East, but Pérez has been wildly inconsistent thus far, pitching a 6-strike out, 5-hitter against the Braves on April 6th before walking seven and allowing three runs against the Phillies 5 days later.

James will try to rebound from his first loss of the season after a cold and windy start against the Nationals on Monday, when he gave up three runs and five hits through five innings of a 5-1 loss.