The increasingly impressive (though not so young – he’s 27) Eric Valent hit for the cycle in this afternoon’s 10-1 thrashing of the lowly Expos; the finally red-hot Mike Cameron also chipped in a pair of home runs, giving him an impressive 20 homers to go with his pitiable .231 batting average. Cameron’s not a high-average hitter, but he needs to hit at least .245 to be contributing with the bat, preferably around .260.