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Instant Reaction: Trey Yesavage dazzles as Blue Jays snap six-game skid
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Photo credit: © Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images
Michael Coyle
Jun 30, 2026, 06:00 EDTUpdated: Jun 30, 2026, 04:30 EDT
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The Toronto Blue Jays are back in the win column. 
On Monday night at Rogers Centre, the Blue Jays defeated the New York Mets 2-1 to snap their six-game losing streak and improve their record to 40-45. 
In each of the six losses, the Blue Jays’ pitching staff allowed a run in the first inning, putting the club in a deficit right from the get-go. During the victory, Trey Yesavage flipped the script, working around a one-out double by Juan Soto to throw up a zero and give the Blue Jays’ offence a chance to get going. 
George Springer, with a little help from the Mets’ defence, gave the Blue Jays the first run in a game since June 18 during a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Springer flared a ball to left field, which Soto charged in and missed, resulting in the ball bouncing past him to the left field wall. 
With Springer charging around the bases, Mets center fielder A.J. Ewing attempted to pick the ball up with his glove, but propelled it further away from himself, allowing Springer to come home to score on a triple and an error, and giving the Blue Jays a much-needed 1-0 lead. 
Yesavage and Mets starter Sean Manaea traded zeroes on the scoreboard until the Blue Jays tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Luis Urías continued his strong start by driving a leadoff double to left field to put the Blue Jays in business. 
From there, the Blue Jays used small ball to bring home the second run of the game. Yohendrick Piñango grounded out to advance Urías to third, and Myles Straw took care of the rest, lifting a sacrifice fly to center field to push the Blue Jays’ lead to 2-0. 
Yesavage only needed two runs to pick up his fourth win of the season on Monday as the 22-year-old turned in a pitching line of 6.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, with the only damage coming on a Francisco Lindor solo home run to open the top of the sixth inning. 
Through 12 starts this season, Yesavage is 4-3 with a 3.34 ERA and 1.10 WHIP. While walks have been a major concern for the right-hander, Yesavage has been nearly unhittable, holding teams to a .185 average, and is continuing to flash why he looks like he’s going to be a mainstay in the Blue Jays’ rotation for years to come. 
After Mason Fluharty and Tyler Rogers were able to push the game to the ninth inning with the Blue Jays still holding a 2-1 lead, Louis Varland entered for the second day in a row. After getting Lindor to fly out to begin the ninth, Varland allowed a single to Jared Young and walked Ewing to set up runners on first and second with only one out. 
Following a mound visit from pitching coach Pete Walker, Varland responded by striking out both Mark Vientos and Ronny Mauricio swinging on knuckle-curveballs to pick up his 17th save of the season and close out a big win for the Blue Jays. A day after recording a loss, Varland showcased why he’s excelled in the closer’s role, and why he’s set to be an All-Star for the first time in his career this July.
The Blue Jays will look to win their second game in a row on Tuesday night when they hand the ball to Kevin Gausman. The Mets will counter with right-hander Nolan McLean. First pitch is set for 7:07 p.m. EST at Rogers Centre.

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