Sean Keys hit a three-run blast for his first career major league home run Wednesday afternoon and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting New York Mets 9-3.
Myles Straw added a three-run homer in the rubber match of the three-game series played on Canada Day.
Carson Benge hit a two-run homer for the Mets and Francisco Lindor had a solo shot.
The Blue Jays finished a disappointing 3-7 homestand. The Mets were outhit 12-5 to start 1-2 on their seven-game road trip.
Toronto scored once in the first against Freddy Peralta (5-7). Nathan Lukes led off with an infield hit to shortstop, took third on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s double to left and scored on Kazuma Okamoto’s infield single to shortstop. Toronto opener Braydon Fisher pitched around a walk in the first before Spencer Miles (4-1) took over in the second and allowed no runs, one hit and one walk with five strikeouts in three innings. Patrick Corbin allowed three runs in the final five innings to earn his first save,
Toronto took a 5-0 lead in the third. Okamoto walked and Alejandro Kirk singled with one out on a hard drive to shortstop that glanced off Lindor’s glove. Ernie Clement hit an RBI double to right over Carson Benge’s head. Keys hammered a 1-0 fastball to left for his second major league hit and first homer.
Peralta allowed five runs, seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts in four innings.
New York reliever Joey Gerber pitched 1 1/3 innings before he left the game with an apparent hand issue and was replaced by Cionel Perez.
Toronto added four runs in the seventh against Perez. Guerrero walked and took third when Okamoto singled to center and was out trying for a double. Daulton Varsho hit an RBI single, Kirk singled and pinch hitter Straw homered to left on an 0-1 slurve.
Corbin, who was moved from the starting rotation to the bullpen this week, pitched three perfect innings before allowing two runs in the eighth. Brett Baty singled and Benge homered to left center on a 3-1 fastball in the eighth. Lindor added a homer to left in the ninth.
Toronto put George Springer on the paternity list and recalled fellow outfielder Jonatan Clase from Triple-A Buffalo.
