Hoffman gives up back-to-back homers as Blue Jays stunned by Brewers

In a best versus best showdown, the Blue Jays and visiting Milwaukee Brewers were involved in a classic pitchers’ duel pitting Kevin Gausman and Quinn Priester. Article content

Combined, the two starters would surrender nine hits and one earned run. Article content Article content

Both teams had their defensive moments when runs would be prevented, both teams failing to summon a hit with runners in scoring position.

It made for a compelling afternoon in front of another sold-out house at Rogers Centre, the kind of game that is routinely played when October baseball is in the air.

The deeper Saturday’s game went, the deeper both managers went into their bullpen, an area that hasn’t exactly stepped up for the Jays in recent weeks.

Of all the arms in Toronto’s pen, the most besieged