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Tomás Nido enjoyed a career game as the New York Mets completed a three-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Wednesday afternoon.

The 28-year-old catcher logged the first four-hit game of his 184-game career. Nido went 4-for-4 with a run scored and three RBIs.

“Was just trying to simplify everything,” said Nido. “Kinda struggled to start the year so just trying to put together good at-bats and help the team win.”

In addition to his offense, Nido again contributed with his defense behind the plate, as he caught the Mets’ second-straight shutout. It was the ninth time this season the Mets shut out their opponent, which is already once more than last season.

“These guys come out here to compete every day,” said Nido of the Mets’ pitchers. “They do their homework and they came out here and execute.”

After recording a single in his first at-bat in the bottom of the second, Nido delivered a key RBI single in the bottom of the fourth to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Nido wasted no time in the at-bat by sending a first-pitch curveball from Evan Lee to center field. The hit scored J.D. Davis, while an error by Dee Strange-Gordon also allowed Luis Guillorme to score and Nido to take second base.

Nido recorded his third hit of the game off a Steve Cishek sinker in the bottom of the seventh to lead off the inning. He followed that up an inning later by connecting on Jordan Weems‘ first pitch of the at-bat for an RBI double. Nido hit Weems’ slider to center field at an exit velocity of 101.1 MPH, scoring Davis and Guillorme to give the Mets a 5-0 lead.

Nido’s approach at the plate throughout the game was an aggressive one. He only saw eight pitches and got hits on half of the pitches. As for the other four pitches, he took two for called strikes and two for balls rather than forcing anything.

“Just trying to stay calm, get a good pitch,” said Nido. “If I don’t get it, then I’m not trying to do too much.”

Nido struggled to start the season, hitting .215/.241/.241 in 79 at-bats coming into the game. However, he had hit well with runners in scoring position and boosted those stats even more after his performance against the Nationals. In 22 at-bats with runners in scoring position, Nido is batting .364/.348/.455 with nine RBIs.

“He does good things behind the plate,” said Buck Showalter. “But there’s not any catcher that’s really good defensively that doesn’t want to hit. Especially when you got a track record of hitting in [the minors]. So it was good to see him get a return for the work he’s been putting in.”