According to ESPN, the Phillies have completed a deal to acquire Astros outfielder Hunter Pence.

Reportedly, the main players sent to the Astros include Phillies prospects Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh Zeid, and a player to be named later. Domonic Brown is apparently NOT part of the deal.

Pretty big pickup for the Phils, who for some time now have been desperate for a corner outfielder with pop.

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The Mets winning streak extends to 5 as the Mets go four games over .500 for the first time all year.

Carlos Beltran was officially traded to the Giants on Wednesday, and made his San Francisco debut on Thursday in Philadelphia.  Meanwhile, the Mets gutted out a sweep of the Reds in Cincinatti to move to a season-high 3 games over .500.

Enter the bloggers:

• 7 Train to Shea has a unique perspective on Beltran, Zack Wheeler, Sandy Alderson, and apostrophe usage.
• The Eddie Kranepool Society remembers how, at times, Beltran was treated unfairly by the fans and ownership.
• The Mets Police examines the current script Mets logo and finds it’s more than a little off.
• MetsZilla has some more Wheeler coverage.
• Metstradamus noticed Beltran wasn’t entirely in a Giants uniform on Thursday.
• Ted Berg has an embarrasing photoshop of Cole Hamels.

Happy reading, and stay up-to-date on Mets Today.