WASHINGTON — 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. The 32-year-old outfielder had four hits and scored four times after beginning the day with a .192 batting average.

In the eighth inning, Nimmo added two more RBIs to his total, doubling in two runs to extend the Mets’ lead to 12-0. This brought his RBI total to nine on the day, tying the franchise record set by Carlos Delgado against the Yankees on June 27, 2008.

CJ Abrams scored the winning run on Pete Alonso’s throwing error in the ninth inning, and the Washington Nationals rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the New York Mets 8-7.

CJ Abrams scored on Pete Alonso's throwing error in the ninth inning and the Washington Nationals rallied from a six-run deficit for an 8-7 win against the visiting New York Mets on Sunday.

This game was tied for the second-most runs the Nationals have allowed in a game in team history. This is some unfortunate team history that the Nationals allowed in the game. The Mets blew the game open in the seventh inning,