NEW YORK -- The Mets continue to stay hot, increasing their winning streak to five games behind a relentless offense on Tuesday night. Led by Mark Canha, Francisco Lindor and Starling Marte, New York collected 17 hits and pounded the Nationals, 10-0, at Citi Field.

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The Mets have scored 44 runs during their winning streak, and they ended May by scoring 168 runs, tied for the second most in any month in club history.

“I think our guys have a real healthy respect for the everyday grind,” said Mets manager Buck Showalter. “You are only as good as your last at-bat and your last game. You respect how good the players are at this level and how quickly you can go from the penthouse to the outhouse. I respect that mentality they have.”

According to Canha, the Mets try not to do too much at the plate and have good at-bats.

“Don’t try to hit home runs all day. Let it kind of come naturally,” Canha said. “That’s really impressive to not just talk about it, but then go out there and do it. We have been doing a great job.”

Lindor, the reigning NL Player of the Week, had a big hand in the outburst. He extended his RBI streak to a career-high nine games, tied for third longest in Mets history. He drove in two runs during the fifth inning, when he singled off Erasmo Ramírez to knock in Tomas Nido and Canha. Lindor is now second on the team in RBIs with 42. A year ago, he had just 11 RBIs through May 31.

“I’m really proud of him. He has been playing shortstop as good as you want to see it,” Showalter said. “He has really settled in there. He is playing on both sides of the ball, running the bases. The effort is always there with Francisco. He has been such a consistent force in the way he approaches the competition every day.”

Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin was already having a bad year, and it was made even worse during his 4 1/3 innings on the mound. On this night, the Mets were scorching from the first inning. Canha, who went 4-for-5, started the offense with a single, then Marte followed with a two-run homer -- which led to an amazing one-handed grab by a Mets fan.

Luis Guillorme continued his hot hitting in the third inning, driving in two runs with a single. The Mets broke it open in the fifth by scoring four runs, highlighted by Lindor's hit.

The Mets added to their scoring an inning later when Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer off Francisco Perez.

“It’s special right now, seeing those guys come up and put up some really good ABs,” said right-hander Trevor Williams, who worked five innings for his first win of the season. “We have been flip-flopping that leadoff role, too. I’m going to ask Buck tomorrow if I could hit leadoff and [get] me some hits as well. It’s good to see those guys string hits together and put pressure on teams like we have the last two nights.”

On Tuesday, it was Canha leading off -- one of six Mets to bat atop the lineup this season -- and he was locked in. Canha, who said he worked the count more than usual, sprayed the ball all over the field.

“Using the middle of the field usually -- in the long run -- is a good plan of attack,” Canha said. “That’s what I try to do. When the hits start going to right field, that’s usually a good sign for me, too. So, yeah, you have to be able to do a little bit of everything.”