Just two days ahead of the trade deadline, it’s become abundantly clear the Mets’ pitching situation is unsustainable.

Manny Machado homers and the Padres score six unanswered runs to beat the Mets 7-1.

Elías Díaz hasn’t hit much this year. He has, however, hit a bit more of late. The Padres’ light-hitting catcher provided some insurance in another tight game on Tuesday night, doubling in two runs in the seventh inning as the floodgates finally opened in a game the Padres won 7-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 45,