TORONTO (Interstat) — Nolan McLean pitched six innings of five-hit ball, striking out seven without allowing an earned run, as the New York Mets blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Tuesday at Rogers Centre.

McLean improved to 5-5, while Kevin Gausman took the loss despite a similar line of six innings, five hits and one earned run with seven strikeouts. Devin Williams recorded the final three outs for his 12th save.

New York scored single runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings. Francisco Alvarez led off the fifth with a solo homer to center, his ninth of the season. Luis Torrens added a solo shot to right in the seventh, his second. In the ninth, Brett Baty’s sacrifice fly scored A.J. Ewing.

The Mets collected seven hits to Toronto’s six. Brooks Raley and Luke Weaver each contributed a scoreless inning of relief.

The attendance was 41,538, and the game lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes. New York improved to 36-50, while Toronto fell to 40-46.