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.

Just hearing things around the league and especially my Mets counterpart Will Sammon is really clued in,” Baggarly said. “He’s a really hard worker. One of our most plugged in beat writers I think in terms of what teams are thinking around the league.

It might have been Mauricio’s best game to date, with the rookie third baseman going 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and his fifth home run of the season. The 24-year-old was a triple away

Star lefty David Peterson pitched out of trouble for six effective innings and the New York Mets held off the San Francisco Giants 2-1 for their sixth consecutive victory.

David Peterson encountered more traffic than the Bay Bridge in rush hour, but was resourceful enough Saturday night to record outs when the Mets needed them.

Mark Vientos' two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning gave the Mets the lead, and four Mets pitchers combined to make it stand up as New York made it two straight over the host San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory Saturday night.

Preview the July 27 matchup between the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The New York Mets are the hottest team in all of baseball, as they are currently riding the longest win streak in MLB at seven straight games. New York will be looking to extend i