Here's what happened in Mets Land on Friday, in case you missed it…
- New York started a six-game West Coast road trip with an impressive 8-1 win over the San Francisco Giants
- Francisco Lindor had three hits on Friday night following two hits in Wednesday's series finale against the Los Angeles Angels and says his swing is in a "good spot" after suffering through a career-worst 0-for-31 slump
- Before the game, the Mets traded for LHP Gregory Soto of the Baltimore Orioles to shore up the bullpen and kick off their deadline deals
- With the addition of Soto, here's how New York's bullpen currently shapes up
- David Stearnsdiscussed what he hopes to accomplish during the deadline following the Soto deal
- Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. broke down Soto with SNY's Andy Martino, calling the lefty "one of the best"
- Drew Gilbert smashed two home runs for Syracuse on Friday and has put himself on the Mets' radar as a possible call-up candidate with a scintillating July
- Brandon Sproat has also been on a tear in July and capped off the month with a gutsy win in Triple-A
- Back to deadline buzz, teams have reportedly been asking the Mets about OF/DH Starling Marte
- The Mets Podmakes the case for New York to acquire Luis Robert Jr. of the Chicago White Sox
- The Mets called up LHP Jose Castillo and optioned RHP Alex Carillo to the minors
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