The No. 29 jersey was issued for the fourth time this year when minor league soft-tosser Tobi Stoner was brought up for a look-see. This year’s previous occupants of 29 — Emil Brown, Robinson Cancel and Andy Green — accounted for 12 turns at bat (and two hits) between them. Could we see Stoner take Tim Redding’s next few starts already? What a disastrous signing that’s turned out to be

In the meantime No. 15, Carlos Beltran returned to the lineup and David Wright resumed the slumps he seemed to be experiencing back when they used to be teammates.