The Mets evened up the series against the Toronto Blue Jays with a shutout victory on Tuesday night, winning by a score of 3-0.
Here are the key takeaways…
— For a second straight night in Toronto, offense came at a premium as the Mets and Blue Jays entered the fifth inning in a scoreless draw. Both pitchers, Nolan McLean and Kevin Gausman, were at the top of their game but did have to pitch out of some trouble early on.
For McLean, that came in the second and fourth innings when the Blue Jays twice began two-out rallies to put runners in scoring position. Each time, though, the rookie escaped by getting the final out of the inning to keep Toronto off the board.
— On the other side, after retiring the first seven batters he faced, Gausman allowed a one-out double to Brett Baty in the third and then got lucky with two consecutive lineouts that had exit velocities above 100 mph.
— New York had another chance to score in the fourth inning when Juan Soto walked to lead off the frame before Bo Bichette singled to right field for his first hit of the series against his former team. Francisco Lindor followed with a groundout to first base that advanced the runners to second and third, but Jared Young and A.J. Ewing both struck out against Gausman to end the threat as the Mets’ RISP issues continued.
— To get around those problems, Francisco Alvarez, the designated hitter, led off the fifth with a solo bomb to finally get New York on the board and give the team its first lead of the series. Later in the inning with two outs, Carson Benge singled in front of a walk to Soto for another chance with RISP, but Bichette lined out.
— Staked to a lead, McLean went out for the bottom of the fifth and worked around an infield single for a shutdown inning. In the sixth, he did the same thing, this time maneuvering past a one-out walk. The right-hander’s night was done after six terrific innings in which he allowed no runs on five and two walks while striking out seven. He threw 91 pitches (63 strikes).
McLean’s outing was much needed with it coming on the heels of allowing six earned runs last time out against the Chicago Cubs.
— Still nursing a 1-0 lead in the seventh inning, Luis Torrens doubled it immediately with a solo shot of his own against lefty reliever Mason Fluharty. The home run was the catcher’s second of the season and meant the Mets’ catching duo provided all of the game’s offense up until that point with two swings.
— After Brooks Raley pitched a scoreless seventh inning as the first reliever out of the bullpen, Luke Weaver retired the side in order in the eighth to extend his scoreless streak to 24 consecutive innings. He’s now three innings away from tying Mark Guthrie’s franchise-record 27 consecutive scoreless innings by a relief pitcher which he did in 2002.
— New York tacked on a run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly by Baty, and despite scoring three runs it still managed to go 0-for-7 with RISP. The Mets are 0-for-16 in those situations this series and have scored four runs over the two games so far.
— Devin Williams got his 12th save of the season after closing things out in the ninth inning.
Game MVP: Nolan McLean
McLean got back on track with a sizzling start and held his opponent scoreless for the second time in his last three starts. He lowered his ERA to 3.78 and is 5-5 on the season.
Highlights
Nolan McLean gets 5 strikeouts through 3 innings🔥 pic.twitter.com/o3FSCMoOnz
— SNY (@SNYtv) June 30, 2026
Francisco Alvarez home run gives the Mets the lead! pic.twitter.com/3ZfXVeI2IC
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 1, 2026
Luis Torrens hits his second home run of the season! pic.twitter.com/Yjm0hLzFdo
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 1, 2026
A sacrifice fly for Brett Baty to send A.J. Ewing home! pic.twitter.com/F8VocL1e4W
— SNY (@SNYtv) July 1, 2026
What’s next
The Mets finish their series with the Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday afternoon with first pitch set for 3:07 p.m. on SNY.
RHP Freddy Peralta (5-6, 4.53 ERA) goes up against LHP Patrick Corbin (2-4, 5.09 ERA).
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