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He has 149 strikeouts in 123.1 innings to go with a 0.97 WHIP.Unfortunately, the Mets have struggled mightily and are just 39-55 at the All-Star break. These struggles have impacted deGrom as well鈥攈e is just 5-4 on the year despite his outstanding start.This has led to plenty of trade speculation throughout the season with teams looking for an elite http://www.stlouiscardinalsteamshop.com/authentic-jedd-gyorko-jersey , controllable starter.Rosenthalpreviously reported the Mets are "open for business" in trades, although it would take a "boatload" of talent to get deGrom.Still, the pitcher remains hopeful he can stay with his current team on a long-term deal. He explained Monday his preference is that he is "a Met for my whole career," perJoel Shermanof theNew York Post.According toAnthony DiComoof MLB.com, the two sides had discussed a long-term deal during the offseason but weren't close enough to agree on an extension.The Mets now seemingly have to make a decision whether to trade deGrom, sign a new deal or let things get awkward in the next two years. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Christian Villanueva had a hard time walking, yet still managed to get a walk-off hit.Villanueva Carlos Martinez Jersey , who fouled a ball off his foot on Friday night, had a walk-off pinch-hit single in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres ended a five-game skid with a 7-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.“The manager had asked me if I was good to go, and I took a few swings in the batting cage and said I could do it,” Villanueva said through a translator. “It’s a dream come true to be able to hit a walk-off up here at the big league level. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do.”Travis Jankowski led off the ninth with a walk against Andrew Chafin (1-4) and advanced to second on a groundout by Eric Hosmer. Yoshihisa Hirano replaced Chafin and intentionally walked Hunter Renfroe.Villanueva hit for Craig Stammen (6-2) and drove a 2-2 pitch into left field to score Jankowski and give San Diego its first win against Arizona at Petco Park this season. Stammen worked two scoreless innings.“His foot was huge. It was swollen,” Padres manager Andy Green said. “He probably had no business hitting there, but he said he was good to go.”After the broken-bat single landed in shallow left Lance Lynn Jersey , Villanueva’s discomfort left him.“I forgot about it — I didn’t even think about the pain after that,” Villanueva said. “It was a matter of battling through it, especially after they put Renfroe on. 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Goldschmidt doubled home Escobar in the fifth to build a 5-3 lead.The Padres answered with three more runs in the fifth. Cory Spangenberg’s single gave San Diego its first lead of the series at 6-5.“It’s no secret we have been having a rough time as of late,” Green said. “This was a big win for us.”Goldschmidt struck again in the seventh after another double by Pollack, singling against Phil Maton to tie the game.“It’s a tough loss to absorb,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “We’ve done it before. We can’t reverse time and go back and change the way the outcome of the game turned out. We’ve got to find a way to get this job done tomorrow, and that’s what we’ll focus on.”Both starters struggled. Arizona’s Zack Godley allowed six runs on eight hits in five innings. Clayton Richard went five for the Padres, allowing five runs on nine hits.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Grienke (12-8, 3.00 ERA) looks to continue his dominance of the Padres in the finale of the four-game series. 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