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

- The Mets' bullpen threw well behind Senga. José Buttó put together a scoreless sixth, Gregory Soto worked a 1-2-3 seventh in his Mets debut, Reed Garrett got the first two outs in the eighth, then Brooks Raley one before Edwin Diaz locked down the save.

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

New York Mets corner infielder Mark Vientos is in the midst of a disappointing season, one in which he's failed to build on last year's momentum. Predictably, Vientos has found himself the subject of recent trade rumors leading up to the July 31 deadline -- a dynamic he opted to talk about with reporters on Monday.

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.

Even in the best of times, the Mets rarely make things easy.