The New York Mets are rolling right now.

New York is now riding a seven-game winning streak after sweeping the Giants. The Mets were dominant in San Francisco, stretching their division lead over the Phillies to 1.5 games in the process.

With the Trade Deadline this week, the Mets appear to be in good shape ahead of the stretch run. Taking all three games from a fellow playoff contender was certainly a good way to start the West Coast road trip.

And, on that note, let’s dive into another edition of 3 Up, 3 Down …

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3 UP
GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION

The Mets traded for lefty reliever Gregory Soto from the Orioles before the Giants series. Soto wasn’t activated until Sunday, and the veteran made his debut in the finale. Soto fired a 1-2-3 inning, striking out one while not allowing a hit or a walk. It was the perfect start to life with his new team. It is just one inning, but Soto sure did look good in his first outing in a Mets uniform. And, given this team’s need for a high-leverage lefty reliever, Soto’s debut provided plenty of encouraging signs.

DEFENSIVE GEM

Pete Alonso is known for his power exploits at the plate. However, he helped the Mets sweep the Giants thanks to his stellar defensive work at first base. The slugger made several big-time plays with the glove in the first couple of innings alone in Friday’s opener. The highlight-reel play came in the third when Alonso caught an off-target throw from third before applying the tag on the helmet of Matt Chapman. That ended the inning, leaving a runner stranded on second and ensuring the Mets maintained their 3-1 lead. Better was still to come, however. Alonso put on a defensive masterclass on Saturday, including executing a stunning leaping grab in the ninth inning to end the game. Alonso’s defense gets some negative attention, but it was elite and key to securing the sweep this weekend.

ALL COMING TOGETHER

The offense has been the biggest disappointment of 2025 so far. It ranks below-average in baseball, and the lineup’s production has been maddeningly inconsistent. However, with that said, we saw signs this weekend of things finally clicking for the offense. Francisco Alvarez continued his upward trajectory, finishing a combined 4-for-11 in the series. Ronny Mauricio showed signs that he can be a big contributor moving forward, putting together an impressive 4-for-4 night at the plate on Sunday, including two doubles and a McCovey Cove home run. Mark Vientos drove in the go-ahead runs with a clutch double on Saturday. Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo drove the offense on Friday. And Juan Soto came up with an opposite-field bomb to break a tie game and send the Mets on the way to victory in the finale.

Furthermore, New York entered Saturday having safely stolen 25 consecutive bases. That’s the longest active streak in MLB, and the longest single-season streak since Milwaukee stole consecutive bases in 2024. Things appear to be trending in the right direction for this offense, which is only a good sign.

Kodai Senga (34)
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3 DOWN
TRENDING DOWNWARDS

It has been a mixed bag for Kodai Senga since he came off the IL. He has shown dominance at times, but he’s also struggled in his last couple of outings. After being chased out of his last start by the Angels, Senga couldn’t bounce back against the Giants. He allowed three runs on four hits and five walks in the finale, including a pair of home runs. As a result, the righty has now allowed eight hits, seven earned runs, and eight walks in his last two starts combined. The walks are especially concerning, but hopefully, this is just a case of Senga building back up.

LACK OF PROGRESSION

No news is not exactly good news in the case of Jesse Winker. The outfielder still hasn’t resumed baseball activities, despite receiving an epidural injection for back inflammation ten days ago. Winker has been limited to just 26 games so far this year, and the Mets could do with his bat in the lineup. With August nearly here, time may be running out for Winker to make a real impact if his back continues to be a problem.

SAME OLD FOE 

Sadly, the Mets are now who they are when it comes to runners in scoring position. It is a problem that has only worsened over time. Entering Sunday, only the Rockies and the White Sox were worse with RISP than the Mets. And, for the record, at least one of those teams will probably end up with 100 losses this year. The Mets were still able to win on Saturday, despite going 2-for-11 with RISP while leaving 10 men stranded on base. They were worse on Sunday, finishing 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position, while leaving eight runners stranded. Granted, an inability to cash in with runners on didn’t cost New York this weekend. But when the pitching increases in quality in the postseason, this team’s biggest offensive fatal flaw will sink them.