Mets Sweep Nationals 5-0 Led By Tomas Nido

Mets catcher Tomas Nido (Photo Credits to John Michillo-AP Sports)

The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 this afternoon at Citi Field to sweep their three-game series and sixth consecutive win to improved their record to 35-17.

The offense was held scoreless for the first three innings against LHP Evan Lee, but woke up in the bottom of the fourth after DH J.D. Davis led off with a single and two batters later 2B Luis Guillorme walked.

Catcher Tomas Nido followed and broke the scoreless tie with a two-run double.

After scoreless innings in the bottom of the fifth and sixth, Nido led off the bottom of the seventh with an infield single and then advanced to second pitch on a wild pitch.

Two batters later, RF Starling Marte singled and then SS Francisco Lindor hit a sacrifice fly to extend his RBI streak to 10 consecutive games.

In the bottom of the eighth, Davis singled with one out and two batters later Guillorme walked and then Nido broke the game open with a two-run double for his fourth hit and third RBI of the game.

RHP Carlos Carrasco started out well with two scoreless innings and then ran into trouble in the top of the third after he walked three consecutive hitters to load the bases, but then came back to strike out LF Yadiel Hernandez to end the inning.

Carrasco got into another jam in the fourth, but was able to escape once again after he got CF Dee-Strange Gordon to ground into a double play to end the inning.

Carrasco had a scoreless top of the fifth and was taken out after the inning.

His final line was 5 innings, 4 hits, 0 runs, 5 walks, and 5 strikeouts. 

He picked up his sixth win and lowered his ERA to 3.38

RHP Seth Lugo followed with two scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and seventh innings.

RHP Adam Ottavino threw a scoreless top of the eighth.

RHP Edwin Diaz closed it out with a scoreless top of the ninth.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night, Thursday June 2th at the  Los Angeles Dodgers at 10:10 p.m.