Padres starter Yu Darvish made history by winning his 204th career game in both MLB and in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan.

Yu Darvish pitched seven impressive innings as the Padres completed a sweep of the NL East-leading Mets with a 5-0 win.

Gavin Sheets celebrates with Jackson Merrill #3 and Manny Machado after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning against the New York Mets at Petco Park on July 30. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mets: Clay Holmes (9-5, 3.40 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Padres: Yu Darvish (0-3, 9.18 ERA, 1.80 WHIP, 11 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres and the New York Mets square off in the last game of a three-game series. The Padres can sweep the series with a win.

With the trade deadline and an off day looming on Thursday, the Mets gave an empty effort and were swept by the Padres at Petco Park.