NEW YORK (Interstat) — Juan Soto hit a two-run homer and Bo Bichette also went deep as the New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Tuesday night at Citi Field before 33,622 fans in 2:21.

Bichette opened the scoring with a solo shot in the first inning. The Mets broke the game open with a seven-run fourth, capitalizing on a fielding error by third baseman Jorbit Vivas that allowed three runs to score. Carson Benge followed with a two-run single, Bichette added a sacrifice fly and Soto completed the outburst with a two-run homer.

Clay Holmes (3-2) allowed three hits over six shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win. Tobias Myers and Craig Kimbrel combined for three perfect innings.

Zack Littell (0-4) took the loss, surrendering four earned runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings.

The Mets improved to 10-19, while the Nationals dropped to 13-17.