A one-out single to left field off Cole Hamels raised Beltran’s average for this season to .297, and nothing appeared to be wrong as he ran to first base. Still, Beltran got a visit from a trainer and left the game, going straight to the clubhouse. Beltran appeared to grab his right hamstring during the visit, but no official word on his injury has been released yet.
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Rob Refsnyder pinch-ran for Beltran, the only Yankees regular with an OPS+ better than the league average of 100, at 136.
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Beltran is in the final season of a three-year, $45 million contract.
UPDATE (8:34 p.m., June 28): Official Yankee word indicates Beltran was experiencing right hamstring tightness. He is scheduled for an MRI on Tuesday night.
