Just hearing things around the league and especially my Mets counterpart Will Sammon is really clued in,” Baggarly said. “He’s a really hard worker. One of our most plugged in beat writers I think in terms of what teams are thinking around the league.

With a 5-3 loss on Sunday evening, the Giants were swept by the New York Mets. They dropped to 54-52 on the season, falling three games back of the final Wild Card spot. They’ve lost seven of their first nine games in the second half, and nine of their last 11 going back to the first half.

The Mets are looking to match their season-long win streak which stands at seven games at 7:10 p.m. on Sunday against the Giants in San Francisco.

Carson Whisenhunt overcame a rocky start as he allowed four runs over five innings in his major-league debut, but the Giants’ losing streak hit four games as they fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night at Oracle Park. With Thursday’s trade deadline looming, San Francisco has lost 10 of its last 12 games.

The San Francisco Giants are calling up left-handed pitcher Carson Whisenhunt to make his MLB debut on Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park. Whisenhunt is the club's No. 3 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline.

The last 48 hours were quite nerve-wracking for Carson Whisenhunt. The Giants’ No. 3 prospect was slated to start for Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, but he ended up being scratched at the last minute.