“He’s an ace,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. “Early on, phew, they were on to him, and then he made an adjustment and did a great job.”

Toronto second baseman Jonathan Villar made the defensive play of the game, leaping to snare Pete Alonso’s liner in the eighth.

Gurriel made a sliding catch in left in the first, then connected on the first pitch he saw in the second. His 447-foot drive left the Triple-A ballpark the Blue Jays are using as their temporary home, clearing the high screen in left that’s intended to keep balls from landing on neighboring Oak Street.

““Every time he goes to hit, I think he’s going to hit a homer,” Espinal said of Gurriel. ”It’s been fun to watch.”

New York’s Dominic Smith hit a two-out RBI single off Ryu in the first but the inning ended when Frazier got caught in a rundown between third and home.

“Those types of events happening are just going to challenge us, especially at this point of the season,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “We have 13 games to go, we’ve got to clean it up.”

New York’s David Peterson (4-2) lost for the first time since Aug. 2, allowing two runs and three hits in five innings.

Brad Brach walked the bases loaded to begin the Toronto sixth before Jared Hughes walked Villar to force in a run. After pinch-hitter Travis Shaw struck out, Espinal cleared the bases with a double.