Francisco Lindor homered in the third, Brandon Nimmo added a two-run single in the fourth and Juan Soto drove in two runs as New York backed Clay Holmes, and the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants 8-1 on Friday night for their fifth straight win.

With this victory, they are now winners of four straight and are tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East lead.

The New York Mets continued their aggressive push toward October by acquiring two-time All-Star reliever Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles on Friday.

The Giants’ starting rotation, in manager Bob Melvin’s words, is “in flux.”

The favored Giants have -140 moneyline odds to win against the underdog Mets, who are listed at +118.

Making moves on the margins, while also keeping top prospects like Jett Williams and Jonah Tong, will allow the Mets to compete for a title this year and maintain their pipeline to be great in the fu...

While Suárez would have been a great addition for the Mets’ lineup, he doesn’t fill a primary need.