NEW YORK — Tomas Nido went 4 for 4 with three RBI at the bottom of the batting order, Carlos Carrasco combined with three relievers on New York’s second consecutive shutout and the Mets beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 Wednesday to finish a perfect homestand.

Francisco Lindor extended his RBI streak to 10 games, matching Hall of Famer Mike Piazza for the second-longest in franchise history. New York went 6-0 against NL East rivals Philadelphia and Washington for its first undefeated homestand of six or more games since a 10-0 run in April 2015.

On deck, a much stiffer challenge.

The first-place Mets, riding their longest winning streak of the season, now head to California for a 10-game trip against the Dodgers, Padres and Angels that starts Thursday night.

New York (35-17) is 18 games over .500 for the first time since ending the 2015 regular season 90-72 on the way to its last World Series appearance. .

Nido had an RBI single in the fourth inning, and another run scored on the play when center fielder Dee Strange-Gordon fumbled the ball for an error. Lindor hit a sacrifice fly that scored Nido in the seventh, and the light-hitting catcher added a two-run double in the eighth.

CARDINALS 5, PADRES 2: Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer and drove in three, Dakota Hudson threw seven strong innings and St. Louis beat visiting San Diego to complete a three-game sweep.

Nick Wittgren earned his first save by getting the last out of the game when he retired pinch-hitter Robinson Cano on a fly ball with the bases loaded.

The Cardinals have won 5 of 6 games. The Padres have lost 4 of 5.

Paul Goldschmidt extended his hitting streak to 23 games and reached safely for a career-best 37th consecutive game. Goldschmidt went 1 for 2 with two walks and two runs scored. He is hitting .353 this season.

MARLINS 14, ROCKIES 1: Rookie Edward Cabrera took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and struck out nine in earning his first big league win, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered and drove in four, and visiting Miami had 21 hits in routing Colorado in the first game of a doubleheader.

Cabrera, a 24-year-old from the Dominican Republic, used a fastball topping out at 99 mph with a slider and change-up to baffle Colorado’s lineup. He allowed one hit over six innings, overcoming four walks and two hit batters in the Marlins’ second win in seven games.

BRAVES 6, DIAMONDBACKS 0: Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, William Contreras had three hits – including two of Atlanta’s five doubles – and Kyle Wright threw six scoreless innings in Atlanta’s win at Phoenix.

Riley’s homer broke open a close game in the seventh for the Braves, who salvaged the final game and avoided their first three-game losing streak of the season. Adam Duvall, Michael Harris II and Guillermo Heredia also doubled for Atlanta.

PHILLIES 6, GIANTS 5: Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help host Philadelphia snap a five-game losing streak.

Wilmer Flores hit a three-run homer for the Giants.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

GUARDIANS 4, ROYALS 0: Rookie Konnor Pilkington struck out eight in five innings for his first major league win and Cleveland beat visiting Kansas City to complete a three-game sweep.

Pilkington, making his third career start and sixth appearance, worked out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth. The left-hander is taking the rotation spot of injured Aaron Civale.

Jose Ramirez had a run-scoring groundout in the fifth for his major league leading 52nd RBI. Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez and Richie Palacios also drove in runs for Cleveland.

Kansas City has dropped 11 of 13 and has the worst record in the majors at 16-33.

ASTROS 5, ATHLETICS 4: Justin Verlander took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Yordan Alvarez cleared the bases with a go-ahead double in the ninth and visiting Houston beat Oakland to complete a three-game sweep.

Elvis Andrus broke up Verlander’s no-hit bid with an RBI double in the seventh inning that tied the game at 1. Christian Bethancourt followed with a two-run homer, his first drive since 2016, to give Oakland a 3-1 lead.

Houston responded with four runs in the ninth, keyed by Alvarez’s three-run double. Aledmys Diaz and Alex Bregman also drove in runs for the Astros, who won their fourth in a row.

Verlander came within seven outs of his fourth career no-hitter, which would have tied Sandy Koufax for second-most in MLB history behind only Nolan Ryan’s seven. He also lost a no-hitter in the eighth inning against Minnesota on May 10, a sign the two-time Cy Young Award winner is back in prime form following Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for all of the 2021 season.

The A’s have not been no-hit since July 13, 1991, the longest streak in the majors.

Verlander finished with six strikeouts in seven innings, allowing three earned runs on two hits for a no-decision. Reliever Bryan Abreu (3-0) pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

Andrus got his second RBI double of the game in the ninth to bring the A’s within one, but Ryan Pressly got Bethancourt to ground out, stranding the tying run at second for his 10th save.

TIGERS 5, TWINS 0: Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit’s home win.

Jonathan Schoop, who is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBI in the five-game series against his former team, drove in two of Detroit’s runs.

The Tigers have won 3 of 4 in the series that concludes Thursday, including back-to-back shutouts.

ORIOLES 9, MARINERS 2: Ryan Mountcastle and Ramon Urias hit two of the Orioles’ four homers with back-to-back shots in the sixth inning, and Baltimore cruised past visiting Seattle.

Rougned Odor and Trey Mancini also connected for the Orioles, who bounced back from a 10-0 defeat the prior night.

Austin Hays went 1 for 2 with two walks and an RBI, extending his hitting streak to 12 games.

BLUE JAYS 7, WHITE SOX 3: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer, Danny Jansen added a three-run blast, and host Toronto extended its winning streak to seven games.

It’s Toronto’s longest winning streak since an eight-game run last Sept. 1-9.

Santiago Espinal added a solo shot as the Blue Jays won for the 11th time in 14 games.

Blue Jays left-hander Hyun Jin Ryu left after four innings because of tightness in his forearm. Ryu missed 24 games in April and May because of soreness in his forearm.

Ryu left his previous start, May 26 against the Angels, after five innings because of a sore elbow.

Ryu allowed three runs, two earned, and four hits. He walked none and struck out four.

NOTES

YANKS-ANGELS: The game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees was rained out.

The teams will play a day-night doubleheader Thursday at Yankee Stadium.

Angels star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to pitch the first game starting at 1:05 p.m. Los Angeles rookie Reid Detmers, who threw a no-hitter earlier this season, is set to pitch the second game at 7:05 p.m.

More rain is in the forecast, however.

Nestor Cortes will pitch the first game for the Yankees and Jameson Taillon will start the second game.

MARLINS: Infielder Joey Wendle was placed on the 10-day injured list, marking the third time he’s been sidelined this season with a right hamstring strain.

Infielder Brian Anderson also went on the IL with lower back spasms for the struggling Marlins, who went 7-19 in May.

Miami recalled right-hander Edward Cabrera and third baseman Luke Williams from Triple-A Jacksonville, and both started the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday at Colorado.

PHILLIES: Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup due to right forearm soreness.

The news came hours after the slumping Phillies learned second baseman Jean Segura would be sidelined for up to three months.

Harper has been the team’s designated hitter after being diagnosed with a small UCL tear in his right elbow, which he hurt on a throw from right field in April.

The two-time MVP had a platelet-rich plasma injection in his injured right elbow on May 15 and then missed the next five games to recover.

He has been back in the lineup since, and was in Manager Joe Girardi’s original lineup for the final contest of the three-game series against the Giants. Harper, who last played in the field on April 16, is batting .303 with 10 homers and 32 RBI in 45 games.

Segura fractured his right index finger while attempting to bunt in the seventh inning of Tuesday’s 7-4 11-inning loss to the Giants. He will have surgery as early as Friday and miss 10 to 12 weeks.

YANKEES: Josh Donaldson was hurt when New York Yankees teammates didn’t back him after he made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago Manager Tony La Russa called racist.

Donaldson was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for making multiple references to Robinson while talking to Anderson on May 21. Donaldson has appealed the discipline.

Anderson said he agreed with La Russa, and several Yankees said Donaldson was wrong. Yankees Manager Aaron Boone said: “This is just my opinion – (that’s) somewhere he should not be going.” New York star Aaron Judge said: “I just don’t think it’s the right thing to do there.”

“I think that was tough to hear, for sure, just for the simple fact that I pride myself on being a good teammate, and everywhere I’ve went, every organization that I’ve been a part of, minus Oakland, has offered me extensions, has wanted me to stay back,” Donaldson said during batting practice Wednesday.

“They’ve showed that they wanted me a part of their team. Obviously it didn’t work out that way,” he said. “And that’s just the business end of it. And also everywhere I went, I’ve won. I think part of winning is having good team chemistry, and I’ve taken pride everywhere I’ve went I’ve aways tried to help people try to get better.”

A three-time All-Star and the 2015 AL MVP with Toronto, the 36-year-old Donaldson said he was surprised by criticism from White Sox reliever Liam Hendriks, his former Athletics teammate, who said he is “not a fan” of Donaldson.

Donaldson said Hendriks never brought up any issues when they met in a parking lot outside a ballpark.

“I know Liam has come out a couple times and said some stuff about me,” Donaldson said. “It’s weird because I hear one thing and then when I see him it’s different. So it’s definitely been confusing for that. I’m not saying that every one of my teammates have always been best friends with.”

Donaldson made a public apology to the Robinson family last week.

“I think everybody wanted to have a say. But they don’t know my heart,” Donaldson said. “I do feel bad that the Robinson family – I never wanted them to feel their name should ever be regarded in a bad light. That was why I issued the apology.”

He maintains of Anderson, “maybe he misinterepreted” the references but said “I haven’t had a chance to talk to him.”

“I think when it comes down to it, over the last couple of years, there’s been animosity from their team towards me,” Donaldson said. “And I don’t really have a problem with the team. I think there’s some stuff that was in question from last year.”

Donaldson riled up Chicago last season when he alleged ace Lucas Giolito had benefited from the use of illegal sticky substances. He said he intends to stop his chatiness with the White Sox.

“I should not talk to these guys any more, just because I don’t ever want to be brought up in that light or that spectacle,” he said. “It’s been tough.”

Donaldson, acquired by the Yankees this year, is with his sixth big league team and is hitting .238 with five homers and 15 RBI in 37 games. He is on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation and could be activated Sunday. He was also briefly away from the team with COVID-19 following the incident with Anderson.

Donaldson had felt the shoulder pain for most of this season and says his swing has responded to a cortisone injection.

CUBS: The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Drew Smyly on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained right oblique.

The Cubs also activated outfielder Jason Heyward from the injured list and right-hander Michael Rucker from the 15-day IL. Outfielder Nelson Velazquez was optioned to Triple-A Iowa, and right-hander Manuel Rodriguez was recalled from Iowa and placed on the 60-day injured list because of a strained right elbow.