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

That’s not even all of it: Huascar Brazoban’s misplay allowed the Padres to score the tying run. Padres starter Dylan Cease was whacked in the head by a one-hopper and stayed in the game. He wasn’t even the only pitcher to eat grass Monday.

The Mets fought. With the Padres. With plate umpire Emil Jimenez, repeatedly. And right until their final swing.

Ronny Mauricio delivered his strongest all-around showing yet in Major League Baseball on Sunday, collecting four hits, including a splashdown homer into McCovey Cove, to help the New York Mets complete a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants.

Through 28 games after his June 3 call-up, Mauricio owns a .696 OPS with four home runs, and he has a .797 OPS over his past 15 games.

There’s nothing like a splash of cold water to wake someone up. Whether it’s the shock of an unexpected bucket of ice water or the jolt you get jumping into an

Look no further than the production the Mets have received from their young players as the team’s biggest developing storyline since the All-Star break.

This time of year, nearly all Major League Baseball discourse revolves around the Trade Deadline. For contenders like the Mets, most of that discussion is about the areas they can improve.