Brandon Nimmo hadn’t been having the best start to the year entering play on Monday. He’d been making decent contact and hitting balls hard, but they weren’t dropping for hits. Manager Carlos Mendoza discussed as much pregame,

Brandon Nimmo went 4-for-6 with nine RBIs in the New York Mets' 19-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday, tying a franchise record with his late-game explosion.

Brandon Nimmo hit a grand slam and matched a franchise record with nine RBIs, helping the New York Mets pound Washington Nationals 19-5 on Monday. Nimmo also hit a three-run drive in his seventh career multihomer game.