Beltran named NL Player of the Week

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08/20/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran was named NL Player of the Week for the period ending August 19.

The switch-hitting Beltran hit .375 with four homers and eight runs scored in the week. The 30-year-old center fielder also recorded a 1.000 slugging percentage, 24 total bases and an on-base percentage of .448 during the week.

Beltran hit two home runs on August 19 versus Washington, helping the Mets to an 8-2 victory and a series sweep of the Nationals. It was his fourth multi- homer game of the season. The four-time All-Star also homered in two different games at Pittsburgh, and posted three consecutive multi-RBI games during the same series.

This is the second time this season that Beltran won NL Player of the Week, having also won during the week of April 16-22.

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