San Diego Padres right-hander Dylan Cease was hit in the back of the head by a one-hopper by Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets and remained in the game. The scary moment happened with one out

San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease was struck by a 99.6 mph come-backer and evaluated by trainers in a scary moment vs. the New York Mets.

The Mets look to extend their seven-game winning streak against a Padres team that is starting to pick up some steam on Monday night at Petco Park.

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The Mets have a chance to move their win streak to a season-high eight games in their series opener with the Padres at 9:40 p.m. Monday in San Diego.

Mendoza sprinted from the dugout to get in between the two, pushed Soto toward the dugout and then resumed an argument that ended with Mendoza gone and bench coach John Gibbons taking over. Peter Alonso and first base coach Antoan Richardson took over holding back Soto from there.