TORONTO (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for four runs in the third inning and four more in the seventh Wednesday afternoon, rolling to a 9-3 victory over the New York Mets before 41,842 at Rogers Centre.

The win gave Toronto a 2-1 series victory after the Mets won the opener 3-0 on Tuesday and the Blue Jays edged New York 2-1 on Monday. Toronto improved to 41-46, while the Mets fell to 36-51.

Patrick Corbin was the top star for Toronto, earning his first save of the season by pitching five innings of relief. The left-hander entered in the fifth inning with Toronto leading 5-0 and allowed three runs on four hits while striking out five. Corbin had struggled in his previous two outings, allowing five earned runs in 4 1/3 innings against Texas on June 26 and three earned runs in 3 2/3 innings at Chicago on June 20.

Spencer Miles started for Toronto and picked up the win, improving to 3-1. He worked three innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs with five strikeouts. Freddy Peralta took the loss for the Mets, dropping to 5-7. He pitched 3 1/3 innings and was charged with five runs — four earned — on five hits.

The Blue Jays took the lead in the first inning. Nathan Lukes led off with a single, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed with a double, putting runners at second and third. Kazuma Okamoto then grounded a single through the left side, scoring Lukes for a 1-0 edge. The Mets escaped further damage when Daulton Varsho flied out, Alejandro Kirk walked to load the bases, and Yohendrick Piñango popped out before Ernie Clement struck out.

Toronto broke the game open in the third inning. Okamoto walked to start the inning, and after a flyout by Varsho, Alejandro Kirk singled, putting runners at first and second. Piñango flied out for the second out, but Clement doubled to right, scoring Okamoto and putting Kirk at third. Sean Keys then crushed his first home run of the season to left field, a three-run shot that made it 5-0. Andrés Giménez walked, but Lukes grounded out to end the inning.

The Blue Jays added four more in the seventh, chasing Mets reliever Joey Gerber. Guerrero drew a leadoff walk, and Okamoto singled sharply to center. A.J. Ewing’s throw to shortstop Francisco Lindor caught Okamoto trying to advance to second, but Guerrero moved to third. Daulton Varsho then singled to center, scoring Guerrero to make it 6-0. Alejandro Kirk followed with a single, and Myles Straw, batting for Piñango, launched a three-run homer to left field, extending the margin to 9-0. Straw’s pinch-hit blast was his third of the season. Clement then singled but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double, and Keys struck out to end the inning.

The Mets finally got on the board in the eighth. With Corbin still on the mound, Brett Baty led off with a single. After Tyrone Taylor flied out, Carson Benge belted his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot to left-center that cut the deficit to 9-2. Juan Soto struck out to end the inning.

In the ninth, Francisco Lindor led off with a solo home run, his fourth of the season, to make it 9-3. But Corbin retired the next three batters — A.J. Ewing flied out, Francisco Alvarez struck out, and Ronny Mauricio struck out — to end the game.

The Mets managed only five hits in the game. Benge went 2 for 4 with a double, the two-run homer and two RBIs. Lindor was 1 for 3 with a walk, a home run and an RBI. For Toronto, Clement went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI, and Lukes had two hits. The Blue Jays collected 12 hits overall.

New York’s bullpen held the Blue Jays scoreless over the final two innings. A.J. Minter pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with one strikeout, and Gerber threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

The game lasted 2 hours, 39 minutes.

The Mets now head to Atlanta for a four-game series beginning Friday, while the Blue Jays travel to Seattle for a three-game set starting Friday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Toronto 3, New York 2, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Toronto a 59.10 percent probability to win. The Mets were installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5, and the total of 12 runs went under the over-under line of 8.5.