Nothing separated these teams after the first inning. George Springer tripled to center and scored on a fielding error by A.J. Ewing in the bottom of the first, and Toronto's pitching staff made that run stand for most of the night. The Blue Jays added one more and survived a late Mets push to win 2-1 before 41,634 at Rogers Centre.
Trey Yesavage was the story on the mound. The right-hander went 6.2 innings, allowing 3 hits, 1 run and no walks while striking out 3 on 94 pitches. He picked up his fourth win against three losses, carrying a 3.34 ERA. Louie Varland handled the final inning, allowing 1 hit and 1 walk while striking out 2, earning his 17th save of the season with a 1.17 ERA.
Toronto's second run came in the fifth, when Myles Straw hit a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Urías to push the lead to 2-0. The Mets broke through in the seventh when Francisco Lindor homered to right, a 378-foot shot that made it a 2-1 game. New York could not add to that in the eighth or ninth.
Sean Manaea took the loss for New York, falling to 1-3. He went 5.2 innings, giving up 3 hits, 2 runs and 2 walks while striking out 4 on 90 pitches. His ERA stands at 4.71. The Mets finished with 5 hits but committed 2 errors, while Toronto managed 4 hits and 1 error.
Toronto snapped a six-game losing streak to move to 39-45, third in the division. The Mets dropped to 35-49, falling to fifth in the division after their first loss following a win.