Bednar broke a two-month streak of not allowing an earned run on Monday night, but still picked up his 17th save of the season. Meanwhile, Santana owns a 1.39 ERA and minuscule 0.84 WHIP in 45 1/3 innings.

Elías Díaz singled with two outs in the ninth inning to bring in Jose Iglesias with the winning run, and the Padres beat the Mets 7-6 in a wild game Monday night to end their 7-game winning streak.

The MLB trade deadline is inching closer by the day, and the Chicago White Sox will seemingly demand an elite package for center fielder Luis Robert Jr. According to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN, the White Sox are monitoring several of the New York Mets ’ young players in anticipation of such negotiations.

There was a 99.6 mph one-hopper off the back of Dylan Cease's head, the fiery ejection of New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza, a home run robbery by Fernando Tatis Jr., a grand slam by Mark Vientos and then a five-run rally by the San Diego Padres after Vientos' slam.

The New York Mets are reportedly listening to trade offers for youngster Mark Vientos. If they trade him away, what could they land in return?

It sounds like things are heating up on the Luis Robert Jr. trade talks front with the July 31 deadline just two days away now. According to ESPN's Buster Olne

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.