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A blast by Carlos Beltrán gave the Mets a victory and a two-game lead in the National League East over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies.

Normally, a 13-inning victory that ends a five-game losing streak would be a cause of celebration. But for the Mets, it was more like a consolation prize Wednesday night.

Pointed comments in the locker room after Thursday’s loss added to the uncomfortable questions facing the Mets, who have been playing uninspired baseball.

After more than a month of searching for that natural feeling, Carlos Beltrán, the Mets’ center fielder, is finally finding his comfort zone in the batter’s box.

Carlos Beltrán continued his hot hitting, going 2 for 5 with a two-run homer and three runs batted in, to support Oliver Pérez and give the Mets the victory.

Carlos Beltrán, who entered the day batting .218, went 2 for 3 and drove in five runs, three on a bases-loaded triple that capped the Mets’ four-run sixth.

The Mets failed to score more than one run in a second consecutive game and the team’s inability to hit continues to keep it down.

Carlos Beltrán and his wife Jessica, twice disappointed, now have their first child, Ivana.