Tomas Nido homers twice to power Mets past Nationals 8-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Tomas Nido had his first two-homer game as a professional, hitting a two-run shot in the fourth and a grand slam in the fifth to lead the New York Mets to an 8-2 win over the Washington Nationals and a split of the four-game series.

Nido, who entered Thursday with five homers and 26 RBIs over 93 games in parts of four big league seasons, is just the fifth catcher in Mets history to hit at least two homers and collect at least six RBIs in a game. Hall of Famers Gary Carter and Mike Piazza did it twice apiece and Todd Hundley and Paul Lo Duca once each.

Nido struck out in the seventh as he tried to match Carter, the only Mets catcher with a three-homer game.

Dominic Smith homered in the second and Pete Alonso had an RBI single in the eighth for the Mets, whose second straight win may have been a costly one. Left fielder Jeff McNeil was carted off after crashing into the wall while robbing Asdrubal Cabrera of a two-run extra-base hit to end the first inning. The Mets said in the fourth inning McNeil was still being evaluated and they would have an update after the game.

Smith, Alonso and Luis Guillorme had two hits each.

McNeil’s catch cost the Nationals against rookie David Peterson (3-1), who allowed an unearned run and didn’t surrender his lone hit until Yan Gomes led off the fifth with a single. Peterson walked two, struck out three and retired 11 of 12 batters before Gomes’ hit.

Jared Hughes, Edwin Diaz and Brad Brach combined to finish the five-hitter.

Trea Turner scored for the Nationals in the first when he drew a leadoff walk, advanced to third on Nido’s throwing error and scored on Howie Kendrick’s comebacker.

Juan Soto capped a sensational series by homering in the sixth. He was 7-for-15 with four homers and eight RBIs in the...

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