Overview

• Brandon Nimmo drove in nine runs, tying Carlos Delgado’s 2008 franchise record for single-game RBIs, in the Mets’ dominant win over the Nationals.
• Nimmo went 4-for-5 with a three-run homer, a grand slam, and a two-run double, scoring four times in the game.
• Jeff McNeil, in his fourth game back from an oblique strain, contributed a home run, a triple, and three RBIs to the Mets’ offensive outburst.
• The Mets recorded 21 hits in the game, with contributions from across the lineup, including a three-run homer by Mark Vientos in the ninth inning.
• With the victory, the Mets improved to 20-9, the best record in Major League Baseball, and have won nine of their last eleven games.