Francisco Lindor homers as the Mets get by the Giants 8-1.

At some point soon, Pete Alonso will hit his 253rd career homer, passing Darryl Strawberry for the most in Mets history while continuing to stake his claim as one of the premier offensive talents the franchise has employed.

The Mets started their West Coast trip with an impressive 8-1 wire-to-wire win over the Giants in San Francisco on Friday night.

Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto drove in two runs apiece, Francisco Lindor homered among three hits and scored three times, and the New York Mets opened a three-game road series against the San Francisco Giants with an 8-1 win Friday night.

With the trade deadline approaching quickly, it's likely that a few New York Mets prospects will end up in another uniform by the end of next week. Jonah Tong a

The New York Mets need to add a starting pitcher in the coming days, and they could look to reunite with Luis Severino just months after letting him go.

Having moved into first place in the National League East, the New York Mets aren't necessarily looking to make a huge splash before the trade deadline.

The Giants offense and Logan Webb came out flat in another lackluster loss to the New York Mets on Friday at Oracle Park.