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.

Giants' Bob Melvin Facing Backlash for Trade Comments on Sunday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Giants enter Sunday’s matchup against the New York Mets at 54–51, sitting 2.5 games behind the final Wild Card spot. In June, they added ex-Red Sox superstar Rafael Devers, but it has yet to pay dividends.

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.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Kodai Senga (7-3, 1.79 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Giants: Matt Gage (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, seven strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets aim to keep their six-game win streak alive when they visit the San Francisco Giants.

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.

The New York Mets left with 3 victories against the San Francisco Giants in as many tries. According to Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic as revealed by KNBR, the

Matt Chapman's multi-homer game was wasted in the New York Mets' sweep of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at Oracle Park.

During his recent 0-for-31 hitting slump, Francisco Lindor leaned on everyone around him. He listened thoughtfully to anybody in his supportive village offering encouragement or thoughts about what might be going on with his swing or approach.