In need of a bounce-back win, the New York Mets<\/a> shut out the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>, 3\u20130, at the Rogers Center on Tuesday. Catchers Francisco Alvarez<\/a> <\/strong>and Luis Torrens<\/strong><\/a> powered their team with separate solo home runs. Righty Nolan McLean<\/strong><\/a> earned his fifth win, tossing recording strikeouts in six innings. The combined effort tied the series and prevented the Mets from sliding further down the NL East standings.<\/p>\n At the start of the Mets shutout win, they went without a hit in the first two innings. McLean, on the other hand, gave up two hits in this span. But he struck out the final batter to end both frames.<\/p>\n Brett Baty<\/strong><\/a> lined a double in the third for the Mets\u2019 first hit. However, his teammates were unable to score him from second. In the fourth, Juan Soto<\/strong><\/a> drew a walk and Bo Bichette<\/strong><\/a> singled off his former team. Yet again, the rest of the order couldn\u2019t come through with two runners on. McLean then gave up a double in the bottom half of the inning. The Mets righty then walked the next batter he faced, but escaped the inning due to Bichette making a defensive play from third.<\/p>\n Alvarez broke the stalemate in the fifth with a solo shot to center. Moments later, Carson Benge<\/strong><\/a> batted a single and Soto drew another walk. Still, Bichette ended the inning on a fly ball, with his team ahead by one.<\/p>\n After a scoreless sixth, Torrens hit a towering homer to right. This put his team ahead by another run. In the bottom half of the seventh, Brooks Raley<\/strong><\/a> struck out two batters to keep the Blue Jays off the board.<\/p>\n Similarly, Luke Weaver<\/strong><\/a> kept the Blue Jays off the base paths in a hitless eighth inning that ended on a brilliant defensive play from Bichette. A.J. Ewing<\/strong><\/a> started the ninth with a single, before swiping second. He then made his way to third, as Baty hit a deep sacrifice fly to score his teammate. Devin Williams<\/strong><\/a> got the first two outs of the ninth, but ran into trouble. After Williams gave up a single, Bichette made another defensive play to put the finishing touches on the win.<\/p>\n Alvarez and Torrens led the Mets with a home run each, accounting for a hit and an RBI. Baty\u2019s sacrifice fly scored the final run, as Soto drew two walks.<\/p>\n Most notably, McLean earned his fifth win by striking out seven in six innings. He gave up five hits, but managed to not give up a run. Due to the proficient performance, he holds a 3.78 ERA. Not to mention, Raley, Weaver and Williams sealed the Mets shutout win, with only one hit given up in those three innings.<\/p>\n The Mets were held hitless until the third and scoreless for an additional two innings. Francisco Lindor<\/strong><\/a> struck out twice, as he slowly eases back into the lineup.<\/p>\n After knotting up the series, the Mets can win it with one more victory over the Blue Jays. The series finale starts at 3:07 pm Eastern from the Rogers Center in Toronto on Wednesday. Freddy Peralta<\/strong><\/a> (5\u20136 4.53 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets against Patrick Corbin<\/a><\/strong> (2\u20134 5.09 ERA).<\/p>\n <\/p>\nMets Jump Ahead<\/h4>\n
Sealing The Win<\/h4>\n
What Went Right For The Mets<\/h4>\n
What Went Wrong For The Mets<\/h4>\n
Looking Ahead<\/h4>\n
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