Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer in his second game after returning from a broken hand, and Clay Holmes combined with five relievers on the New York Mets' fifth shutout of the season, a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Francisco Lindor had three hits and raised his average to .314 as the Mets won for the eighth time in nine games and set a team record for April wins with 17.
Holmes (3-1) allowed four hits in five innings and struck out two without a walk. A.J. Minter came out because of left triceps tightness after a 3-1 pitch to James Wood in the eighth and Max Kranick relieved with no advance warmup time for the second time in four days, getting the last two outs of the inning.