Beltrand day to day

Chris Girandola at Mets.com writes about Carlos Beltran and his situation with a tightness in his upper left quadricep:

"It's been feeling sore, and I decided to have the doctors check it out," Beltran said after Thursday's loss to the Marlins.

Beltran, who has not played since the Mets clinched the National League East title on Monday, has talked with manager Willie Randolph and the two have agreed that the MVP candidate will be day-to-day until the playoffs.

On Thursday, Beltran took batting practice and ran "about 10 wind sprints" in addition to his usual stretching routine. He said his leg felt better than it has the past few days, and mentioned that it has been getting better each day since Sunday.