Davis Schneider hit a two-run triple, Chris Bassitt struck out eight against his old team, and the Toronto Blue Jays won 6-2 against the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
The Mets lost for the second time in their last 12 games and are now tied with Atlanta for the last National League wild card spot. The Braves defeated Washington 12-0 on Tuesday.
Ernie Clement scored three runs, and Leo Jiménez reached base three times and drove in a run as the Blue Jays secured their second win in eight games this September.
Bassitt (10-13) gave up one run and five hits in six innings. He has won both of his career starts against the Mets, the team he played for in 2022.
“As crazy as it is, I hope they make the playoffs,” Bassitt said. “I know I didn’t do a good job for them tonight but I have a lot of friends there. I have a lot of people over there that I respect a lot. I hope I get to watch them come playoff time.”
“Baseball is a weird thing where I’ve got to do a job and be professional but at the same time I’m rooting for a lot of those guys over there,” Bassitt added.
Bassitt got his first win since August 6 against Baltimore, ending a streak of five starts without a victory.
“He was hitting his spots today, had a good game plan, and he was executing it,” Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo said.
Bassitt has won 10 or more decisions in each of the past four seasons, making him one of the few pitchers in the big leagues to achieve this, along with José Berríos, Corbin Burnes, Kevin Gausman, Framber Valdez, Logan Webb, and Zack Wheeler.
Bassitt hit Mets slugger Pete Alonso with a 70 mph sweeper in the third inning.
“You don’t want to get Pete mad,” Bassitt said. “I’m happy I hit him with probably my slowest pitch.”
Left-hander Brendon Little got one out in the seventh inning, and righty Zach Pop secured the final two outs, striking out Pete Alonso to end the inning and leave a runner stranded at third base.
“We just couldn’t get the big hit,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We came up short there in that inning.”
