On Baseball Night in NY, SNY MLB Insider Andy Martino says that teams speaking to the Mets during this trade deadline week get the impression that Mark Vientos is "more than available" via trade.

After getting robbed on a deep drive in the fourth inning, the Mets infielder left no doubt with his fifth-inning bomb.

That’s not even all of it: Huascar Brazoban’s misplay allowed the Padres to score the tying run. Padres starter Dylan Cease was whacked in the head by a one-hopper and stayed in the game. He wasn’t even the only pitcher to eat grass Monday.

The Mets fought. With the Padres. With plate umpire Emil Jimenez, repeatedly. And right until their final swing.

Vientos went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in a loss to the Padres on Monday. It could have actually been a bigger game for Vientos -- he was robbed of a homer by Fernando Tatis in the fourth inning. When Vientos next came to the plate with the bases loaded in the fifth,

Mark Vientos was in the Mets’ starting lineup Monday for just the second time in their last four games. Consider that the new normal for Vientos, a breakout star last season at age 24. This year, he’s a part-time player.

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