Ronny Mauricio and Juan Soto homered in the seventh inning, and the New York Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 to match a season best with their seventh straight win.

Kodai Senga is holding himself to a higher standard after struggling a bit in his start for the Mets on Sunday vs. the Giants.

That power display by Ronny Mauricio and Juan Soto led a 5-3 comeback victory over the Giants to complete the series sweep. The Mets extended their winning streak to seven games, matching a season high, and moved 1 ½ games ahead of the Phillies for first place in the NL East.

Here are the cases for the Giants buying — and selling — ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline: The acquisition of Devers in June a clear-cut sign that Posey is in the business of winning now. The same can be said of Chapman’s extension and the signing of Willy Adames.

With a 5-3 loss on Sunday evening, the Giants were swept by the New York Mets. They dropped to 54-52 on the season, falling three games back of the final Wild Card spot. They’ve lost seven of their first nine games in the second half, and nine of their last 11 going back to the first half.

New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos issued a blunt statement amidst swirling rumors ahead of this week's MLB trade deadline.

The New York Mets don't seem done adding bullpen arms just yet. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Tuesday that the Mets are among a slew of teams interested

Mets Unlikely to Trade for $56 Million Pitcher After New Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The New York Mets are a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies for first place in the NL East ahead of Friday night's bout with the San Francisco Giants, but they are still one of the most vulnerable teams in baseball.