David Peterson's six-hitter gave him the first nine-inning complete game of his professional career as the New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 for their fifth straight win.

Peterson needed just nine pitches in the ninth inning to finish a shutout in the Mets’ 5-0 win over the Nationals on Wednesday night at Citi Field. In total, he threw 106 pitches. He allowed just six hits, no walks. He struck out six batters. “This is what we strive for,” Peterson said.

Peterson was bolstered by a Mets offense whose components seem to finally all be clicking at once. Juan Soto hit a two-run homer in the third, and Brandon Nimmo hit solo shots in the fifth and seventh. He, McNeil and Alonso have all collected multi-homer games in the past three days.