WASHINGTON -- James Wood checked the boxes for three Major League firsts on Wednesday against the Mets. Run scored, RBI, stolen base -- he did it all in the Nationals¡¯ 7-5 win at Nationals Park.

Moving up to the No. 3 spot in his third career game, Wood, the No. 2 prospect in MLB, delivered the go-ahead run to help the Nats top the Mets for the first time this season (1-5) and snap a three-game losing skid.

Which of his career firsts will stand out to Wood the most in his 2-for-3 performance?

¡°The win, easily,¡± he said.

First run scored
After drawing his third career walk in the first inning and grounding out to third base in the fourth frame, Wood hit a ground-ball single to center field in the sixth off righty starter Christian Scott. His second big league hit clocked a 109.6 mph exit velocity, surpassing his 106.7 mph debut single on Monday.

Jesse Winker advanced Wood to third base on a single, and Luis Garc¨ªa Jr. stepped to the plate looking to shrink the Nationals¡¯ four-run deficit.

¡°He¡¯s a big guy, first of all. He looks huge out there,¡± Garc¨ªa said of the 6-foot-7 Wood. ¡°But he¡¯s a very good ball player, and he can run. I know that if you give him an opportunity to score on any hit ball, he¡¯s going to have a possibility of scoring for you.¡±

Garc¨ªa rocked his first of two home runs on the night a Statcast-projected 397 feet to right field off Scott to welcome Wood to home plate for the first time.

¡°I was just watching the ball,¡± Wood said. ¡°It was a pretty swing, so I kind of had to admire it a little bit, too.¡±

First RBI
Tied 5-5 in the seventh inning following Lane Thomas' RBI double, Wood faced southpaw Jake Diekman with two outs and a runner on second. Wood sent a fifth-pitch sweeper on a 1-2 count into center field, driving in Thomas for the go-ahead run.

¡°[Wood] had a nice two-strike approach, which is great, and he stayed in the middle of the field, which is what we preach all the time with two strikes,¡± manager Dave Martinez said. ¡°He¡¯s going to show the power, he is, but for him to come up here and do what he¡¯s doing, taking his walks and just getting on base for us and like tonight, drive in a big run for us, is huge.¡±

Wood tallied his first multi-hit game with the RBI.

¡°I was kind of just feeding off the energy,¡± said Wood. ¡°Guys were putting together really good at-bats.¡±

Facing Diekman already is a familiar matchup for Wood -- he reached first base in his debut on a throwing error off a chopper to Diekman. Winker also offered him advice before approaching the tied-game situation.

¡°He was kind of just talking to me about the pitcher and what to look for with him,¡± Wood said. ¡°I kind of didn¡¯t listen the first couple of pitches."

He paused to laugh.

"But then, it was great. He kind of walked me through it a little bit.¡±

First stolen base
Wood was thrown out sliding head-first past the bag attempting to steal second base on Tuesday. The next night, Wood -- who nabbed 10 bases in 52 Triple-A games this season -- stayed just as determined.

¡°[It felt] a lot better than last time,¡± Wood said with a smile, adding, ¡°I¡¯m just trying to get a good lead and a good job and trust my speed. I¡¯m just trying to beat the throw.¡±

Following his RBI single, Wood took a 12.4-foot primary lead off Diekman and dashed to second base with a sprint speed of 29 feet per second. He tied Jacob Young (twice) and Thomas for sixth-fastest sprint speed by a Nationals player this season going from first to second.

¡°Feet first,¡± Martinez laughed. ¡°¡­ We¡¯re going to push the envelope a little bit with all these guys, and we know he can run. So to get him back out there and for him to steal a big base like that was awesome.¡±