Getty Images Carlos Beltran grounded into a double play in his first at-bat and then left Game 3 of the NLCS with what the Cardinals have announced as a strained left knee.
Matt Carpenter replaced Beltran in right field to begin the second inning.
Beltran has been dealing with a hand injury, but it didn’t stop him from hitting .400 with three homers, five doubles, and a 1.353 OPS through nine playoff games.
He would be a huge loss for the Cardinals, as Beltran owns the highest batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS in postseason history, ahead of a couple guys named Ruth and Gehrig.
UPDATE: Carpenter homered in his first at-bat after replacing Beltran, naturally.
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- Carl Hancock - Oct 17, 2012 at 4:40 PM
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Damn. What a huge blow to the Cards. They’ll need some extra post season magic to win without Beltran.
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- chill1184 - Oct 17, 2012 at 4:44 PM
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Get well Beltran
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- lew24 - Oct 17, 2012 at 4:47 PM
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Hopefully its only a minor injury.
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- ghostofjimlindeman - Oct 17, 2012 at 4:54 PM
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It’s the Giants fault if they hadn’t of fielded that routine fly ball, then Beltran wouldn’t of run to first and his knee would be fine. Crucify them, Crucify them!!
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- ghostofjimlindeman - Oct 17, 2012 at 4:57 PM
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Scutaro looks pretty healthy today huh?
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- ghostofjimlindeman - Oct 17, 2012 at 4:57 PM
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Ground ball apologies..
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- ezthinking - Oct 17, 2012 at 5:08 PM
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Carp must be using Beltran’s bat. Two run jack.
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- Carl Hancock - Oct 17, 2012 at 5:27 PM
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While a huge blow, Carpenter is a good hitter. His HR isn’t surprising to me. He’s hit everywhere he’s played and would be a starter if he played for another team.
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- ezthinking - Oct 17, 2012 at 5:35 PM
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Ooooo dirty slide by Scutaro trying to break up the double play. Tried to stretch his foot back to get to the base after sliding wide at Kozma.
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- richwizl - Oct 17, 2012 at 6:13 PM
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Notice how he slid INTO the base and didn’t vault OVER it, though?
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- ezthinking - Oct 17, 2012 at 8:34 PM
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You mean passed it on the outside and then tried to get his foot back after he hit Kozma?
