TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays were once again mounting a late comeback on Wednesday night with Andres Gimenez and Nathan Lukes hitting RBI singles in the eighth inning to tie up a game with the Houston Astros 2-2.

Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman came on in the ninth, looking to slam the door on Houston’s hitters and setup a walkoff opportunity for his Blue Jays teammates or force extra innings.

But then Astros catcher Yainer Diaz got a piece of a 94.7 m.p.h. four-seam fastball from Hoffman, launching it 385 feet to left-centre field. The Blue Jays batters couldn’t score in the bottom of the inning and Toronto lost 3-2.

“He’s got good stuff, I still trust him,” said manager John Schneider after the loss. “He’s been throwing the ball really well, and one bad pitch tonight.”

That pitch was

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