TORONTO (Interstat) — Trey Yesavage pitched 6 2/3 innings of three-hit ball as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets 2-1 on Monday at Rogers Centre. Attendance was 41,634.

Yesavage allowed one earned run and struck out three, improving to 4-3. Sean Manaea took the loss, falling to 1-3, after allowing two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings. Louis Varland earned his 17th save with a scoreless ninth.

Toronto scored first in the bottom of the first when George Springer tripled and scored on a fielding error by center fielder A.J. Ewing. The Blue Jays added a run in the fifth on Myles Straw’s sacrifice fly, scoring Luis Urías.

The Mets got their only run in the seventh on a solo home run by Francisco Lindor. New York out-hit Toronto 5-4 but stranded runners. Joey Gerber, Austin Warren and Tyler Rogers each threw scoreless relief.

The win lifted Toronto to 40-45, while New York dropped to 35-49. The teams meet again Tuesday in the second game of the series.