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NEW YORK -- If rookie Ryan Schimpf keeps hitting home runs at this pace, he could play a key role in the Padres future.The 28-year-old second baseman homered twice and drove in six runs as San Diego beat the reeling New York Mets 8-6 on Friday night.I want him to kind of get lost in the game hes competing in and the day and not think about what it means in the future, Padres manager Andy Green said. I think if youre worried about your future, you dont do nearly as well in the present.Fellow rookie Jabari Blash and Christian Bethancourt also homered early for the Padres, who handed the Mets their fourth straight defeat and sixth in seven games. The defending NL champions (57-58) fell below .500 for the first time since April 17.One day after getting swept at home by last-place Arizona, the Mets again failed to look like legitimate wild-card contenders. Beneath a dark sky with lightning flashing, the Padres lineup provided quick thunder against starter Logan Verrett (3-8).San Diego, which has alternated wins and losses since July 26, jumped out to a 5-0 lead six batters into the game -- including a grand slam by Schimpf.Travis Jankowski opened the game with a single, and Wil Myers and Yangervis Solarte walked to load the bases.After a popout to left field, Schimpf sent a 1-0 fastball just over the center-field wall for his first career slam.Its just one game, but Im just trying to go up there and put together a good at-bat, said Schimpf, who has spent parts of eight seasons in the minors. Just trying not to do too much and not think about numbers.As Mets fans began to chant Rainout! Rainout! hoping for a reprieve, Blash hit an opposite-field homer into the visitors bullpen to make it 5-0.The threatening clouds passed, and inclement weather couldnt save New York.Travis dArnaud, who had three hits, got the Mets on the board in the second, lining a two-run homer to left off Padres starter Paul Clemens.San Diego answered immediately in the third. Schimpf sent a two-run shot into the right-field upper deck, his 12th home run in 47 games.I was just up there trying to get a good pitch to drive and I got two of them, so its good to do something and get the win, Schimpf said.Two batters later, Bethancourt chased Verrett with a solo home run, putting the Padres up 8-2.The four homers allowed by Verrett, who gave up eight runs in 2 2/3 innings, were the most by a Mets starter since Bartolo Colon also served up four in April 2014.Im disappointed in the game today, Verrett said. I put our team in a hole.Clemens (2-2) pitched five innings of three-run ball, and Brandon Maurer worked a flawless ninth for his fifth save.Jay Bruce had an RBI single in the fifth, and New York rallied in the sixth against San Diegos bullpen.After dArnaud led off with a single, Alejandro De Aza was hit in the neck by Buddy Baumanns 87 mph fastball. De Aza was OK, and Matt Reynolds followed with an RBI double. Ty Kelly had a run-scoring single to make it 8-5.Left-hander Brad Hand struck out Curtis Granderson, and pinch-hitter Wilmer Flores grounded into a fielders choice that scored Reynolds.They did not roll over at all. They fought and made it a heck of a baseball game, Green said. 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It was Houstons eighth straight win over their AL West rivals, extending the longest winning streak against Los Angeles in franchise history.Houston has gone 35-20 since May 1, the third-best mark in the AL in that span.The loss prompted Angels manager Mike Scioscia to call a team meeting.They took it to us, no doubt. But we didnt do some things that we need to do, and we talked about it in there afterwards, Scioscia said. We need to start getting some games on our terms and winning situations early, and get some guy coming in out of the pen making pitches, and right now were struggling.The Angels, who left 12 men on base, finished the homestand 1-6 and went 8-18 over the month of June. The Angels are a season-high 15 games under .500 (32-47). Its the fewest wins the Angels have recorded in June since 1980.Were not getting the results that we normally get, Angels closer Huston Street said. I think every person in here is playing as hard as he can. You just go through stretches like this. We went through a month like this last year. It was August where I think we lost just as many games. You dont enjoy them when youre going through them. You just keep making pitches, making plays.Altuve, who extended his career-high on-base streak to 32 games, was a home run shy of the cycle and finished the series 8 for 14 with two RBI and six runs. Astros manager A.J. Hinch nearly sat Altuve for the series finale after the second baseman told him he was tired the night before. But Altuve protested and got his way, saying he could rest on the teams off day Thursday.He tried to givve me the day off today and yesterday, but I didnt think that was a good idea, Altuve said.dddddddddddd I just said it just to try to be in the lineup.Jered Weaver (6-7) pitched into the sixth inning but left after giving up a one-out solo home run to George Springer. In his third loss in five starts, Weaver allowed six earned runs and seven hits, walked four and struck out three.I thought he was up a little bit with some of his breaking pitches, and it hurt him, Scioscia said. He showed some signs of making some pitches, too. There were times he was sneaky, but I think overall, he just got behind some counts and those guys found some holes.Dallas Keuchel (5-9) limited the Angels to three runs and six hits over six innings to win his second straight decision.My fastball had a lot of life on it, Keuchel said. I was trying to kind of figure out where I needed to start the fastball and it took me a little bit I got it under control and finished strong.Houston added three runs in the ninth against Street, who has given up eight runs and 12 hits in his last six appearances.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: C Geovany Soto will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Salt Lake. Soto played 20 games before undergoing surgery to repair a torn right meniscus. He was placed on the 15-day DL on May 18.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Mike Fiers (5-3), who made an early exit in his last start giving up three runs, two earned, in 4 1/3 innings against the Royals, will start Friday against the White Sox. The Astros have won all five of his June starts.Angels: RHP Jhoulys Chacin (2-4) is making his second trip to Fenway Park this season and his first with the Angels on Friday night. Chacin previously recorded a win there as a member of the Braves on April 28, but has lost three of his last four starts with Los Angeles. ' ' '