WASHINGTON (Interstat) — Mason Fluharty pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to earn the win as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday at Nationals Park. Louis Varland recorded his 22nd save with a perfect ninth inning.

Toronto scored twice in the third on Ernie Clement’s double that drove in Myles Straw and added a run in the fourth on Straw’s single. Washington took a 1-0 lead in the second on Luis García Jr.’s double and cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth.

Straw had two hits and an RBI. Max Scherzer started for Toronto, allowing one run over 2 2/3 innings with four strikeouts. Andrew Alvarez allowed one earned run over 4 1/3 innings for Washington. Eddy Yean took the loss.

Toronto improved to 49-58, Washington fell to 54-53. Attendance was 17,618. Time of game was 2:51. The teams meet again Tuesday.