Sean Keys Hits 1st Career Home Run as Blue Jays Beat Slumping Mets 9-3 in Canada Day Matinee
Rookie Sean Keys and Myles Straw each hit three-run homers as Toronto won its series finale and improved to 24-9 when scoring five or more runs.
- On Canada Day, rookie Sean Keys hit his first MLB career home run, a three-run shot, and Myles Straw added another three-run homer as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets 9-3.
- Toronto deployed a bullpen game with Braydon Fisher opening, while Mets starter Freddy Peralta allowed five earned runs over four innings in his third straight winless start.
- Keys' 349-foot blast in the third inning capped a four-run frame that included a two-out RBI double from Ernie Clement, who extended the inning before the 23-year-old's breakthrough moment.
- The victory secured a series win for the Blue Jays , while the Mets dropped their fifth consecutive series and have lost eight of their last ten games.
- Both teams have an off-day on Thursday before returning Friday, when Toronto begins a series against the Seattle Mariners and New York travels to Atlanta to face the Braves.
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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 s…
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