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,

With the Mets leading 15-5, Nationals manager Dave Martinez had former Mets infielder Amed Rosario pitch the ninth. The Mets scored four more runs, including a three-run home run by Mark Vientos on a 53-mile per hour offering with Nimmo on deck.

The biggest story on the afternoon came from Brandon Nimmo, who entered Monday's action mired in a major offensive slump. Nimmo, however, not only broke out of his offensive slump