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Blue Jays and Mets Trade Early Runs as Second Inning Shapes Game at Clover Park

The Toronto Blue Jays came in at 9-12 and left the New York Mets game with an 8-1 result, while the Mets moved their mark to 13-8 at Clover Park.


Mar 15, 2026; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA;  New York Mets second baseman Marcus Semien (10) rounds second base after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images

First inning


The Blue Jays opened the scoring with 1 run on 1 hit in the top of the 1st inning as the Mets answered with 1 run on 1 hit in the bottom of the 1st.


Toronto finished with 4 hits and the club left 8 runners on base, which set the tone for this Blue Jays vs Mets match summary.


Second inning


The Mets produced 5 runs on 5 hits in the 2nd inning while the Blue Jays were held scoreless despite collecting 2 hits in the top half.


Toronto committed 2 errors in the game and the Mets played error-free defense, a swing sequence that showed up in what went wrong for Blue Jays.


Mar 15, 2026; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA;  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Angel Bastardo (99) pitches in the third inning against the New York Mets at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images

Third inning


New York added 2 runs on 3 hits in the 3rd inning as Toronto went without a hit in the inning.


Blue Jays pitching finished with 1 walk and 1 hit batter against a Mets lineup that totaled 10 hits, and Toronto also had 1 wild pitch and 1 balk.


Fourth inning


The Blue Jays managed 1 hit in the 4th inning but did not score, while the Mets were also kept off the board despite 1 hit in their half.


Toronto struck out 3 times as a team and posted a .211 batting average, with the Jays going 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position for a Blue Jays match rating that leaned on missed conversion chances.


Mar 15, 2026; Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA;  Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Angel Bastardo (99) pitches in the third inning against the New York Mets at Clover Park. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images

Fifth inning


Both teams went scoreless in the 5th inning, and Toronto ended the frame with no hits.


The Blue Jays bullpen logged 2.2 scoreless innings with a 0.00 earned run average, and Braydon Fisher’s previous-game line included an 18.0 strikeouts per 9 rate that fit a clean relief segment in this post-game report Blue Jays.


The game drew an attendance of 6,722 and lasted 1:44 with a 1:10 PM EDT first pitch on WPIX.


The Blue Jays are scheduled to face the Miami Marlins at 1:10 PM EDT on 2026-03-16 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, and the broadcast is listed on SNET; run it back with the Birds and share this article.

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