This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mets as Ronny Mauricio's big night gives Mets something to think about before deadline. Just days before the trade deadline, Ronny Mauricio made his case loud and clear.

The trade deadline in MLB is rapidly approaching and several teams are expected to add players at positions of need as they approach playoff pushes, including the New York Mets.

The red-hot Mets look to extend their six-game win streak on Sunday Night Baseball as they host the Giants in a primetime NL showdown on ESPN.

The New York Mets toppled the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Sunday night, moving to 62-44 on the season. In the win, Mets' star Juan Soto hit his 25th home run of

Gregory Soto, activated Sunday after being acquired from the Orioles in a late-night trade Thursday, pitched a perfect seventh in his Mets debut. Reed Garrett allowed a leadoff single to Adames in the eighth to bring up Chapman, but this time, the big third baseman struck out swinging on a splitter near his ankles.

President of baseball operations David Stearns has singled out center field as the logical area for an offensive upgrade.

One of the coolest things in Major League Baseball is when someone crushes a home run in San Francisco that exits Oracle Park and lands in McCovey Cove. There's just something very rewarding about seeing a ball land in the bay beyond the right field stands.