Carlos Beltran will play CF tonight and bat clean up. He has been out with a bone bruise in his knee since June 21, and the Mets struggled in his absence with a 27-42 record.

This is a positive for the Mets that he's back because that is one less question mark they will have next spring training. Beltran clearly made a strong push to return to the Lineup, and it shows a lot of heart on his part to want to play despite the games being meaningless at this point. What looked like a weak lineup two weeks ago now looks a lot better with a middle of the lineup that includes Beltran, David Wright, and Jeff Francoeur. Hopefully Carlos is really ready to come back, and the Mets training staff does not make another blunder.