Yu Darvish pitched seven impressive innings for his first victory of the season and Gavin Sheets hit a two-run home run for the San Diego Padres, who beat the NL East-leading New York Mets 5-0 for a three-game sweep.

Now Yu did it. The streaking Padres got another big lift Wednesday afternoon in their final game in July and the last full day before the MLB trade deadline. Yu Darvish, who had largely struggled through his first four starts of the season,

With the trade deadline and an off day looming on Thursday, the Mets gave an empty effort and were swept by the Padres at Petco Park.

The New York Mets are one of the more intriguing teams at the trade deadline. They could land a deal for Chicago White Sox outfielder Luis Robert Jr.

One player that has been heavily linked in trade talks for the Guardians is Steven Kwan. The two-time All-Star is hitting .286 with 9 home runs and a .761 OPS this season. Kwan has excellent bat-to-ball skills and plays elite defense in the outfield,