In his return from injury, Francisco Alvarez quickly made a statement by blasting his first home run of the year.

Francisco Alvarez hit a two-run homer and the visiting New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Saturday.

Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the second inning to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. Alvarez jumped on a high slider from Brad Lord and sliced a shot inside the right-field foul pole after Jesse Winker had delivered a two-out single.