Overview

• San Diego completed a three-game sweep at Petco Park with a 5-0 win on July 30, as Yu Darvish held New York to three hits over seven shutout innings.
• Clay Holmes turned in his shortest start of the season, allowing four runs on eight hits in just 3⅔ innings and raising doubts about his viability in the rotation.
• New York bolstered its bullpen by trading prospects Jose Butto, Blade Tidwell and Drew Gilbert to the Giants in exchange for submarining reliever Tyler Rogers.
• Juan Soto’s absence with a left foot contusion deprived the lineup of its most potent bat and underscored the Mets’ offensive struggles.
• With the 6 p.m. ET deadline looming, the Mets must choose between shifting Holmes back to relief or pursuing another starter to shore up their rotation.