Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Nationals (13-16) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (15-13). MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.

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.

Brandon Nimmo hit a grand slam and a three-run homer and finished with nine RBIs in the Mets' 19-5 destruction of the Nationals on Monday.

The Mets this offseason pushed all their chips to the table, as evidenced by the $765 million signing of Juan Soto. Their goal is to improve on their 2024 campaign, which saw them advance to the NLCS.