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Instant Reaction: Brewers score two late runs to beat the Blue Jays 2-1 in a pitcher’s duel
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Photo credit: © Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Aidan Sinclair
Apr 15, 2026, 22:30 EDTUpdated: Apr 15, 2026, 22:52 EDT
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Wednesday’s matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers featured premier pitching all around, the complete opposite of the outcome the prior night when the Jays won 9-7 due to late offence. In this one, it was the Brewers’ late charge via some fortune and timely hitting that secured the victory. Let’s take a look at what happened Wednesday night. 
Dylan Cease got the ball for the Blue Jays in his fourth start for the team. He was coming off a start against the Dodgers in which he allowed just one run, but struggled with command as he walked four batters. Against the Brewers, he pitched the deepest into a game he has all season, going six strong innings and throwing 106 pitches, while setting a franchise record for most pitches thrown at 99+ mph in a single game (9). 
Cease allowed only two hits on the night, both singles courtesy of Williams Contreras and Joey Ortiz, while walking three and striking out six. Cease was followed by Mason Fluharty and Braydon Fisher, who combined to throw one inning of shutout ball, before Tyler Rogers came in for the eighth. More on that later… 
Chad Patrick was on the mound for the Brewers. After a heroic comeback on Tuesday night, the Blue Jays’ bats came out firing in the first, with Daulton Varsho drawing a walk, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hitting a single, and Jesús Sánchez scoring the first run of the game via a sacrifice fly. That gave Jays an early 1-0 lead, but that was all she wrote offensively, as the team collected just four more hits from that point forward. 
Patrick allowed just three hits over 6.2 efficient innings, walking two and striking out just two Blue Jays batters. DL Hall later picked up an out, with Aaron Ashby collecting the win, after striking out three in his lone inning of work in the top of the eighth. The Jays’ bats could not get anything going after the first inning, making the job that much more difficult on the bullpen. 
Milwaukee was held scoreless by the first three Jays pitchers of the night before the aforementioned Tyler Rogers entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning. The sequence of events that followed was both unfortunate and timely for the Brewers, as they played their classic brand of small-ball.
It began with a David Hamilton who reached via an infield single, before Sal Frelick hit a chopper about five feet in front of home plate. Catcher Brandon Valenzuela decided not to pick up until it was too late, allowing both runners to be safe. William Contreras singled to right field, tying the game at 1-1, and Brice Turang grounded into a fielder’s choice, bringing home the second and eventual winning run to make it 2-1 Milwaukee. 
Four of the six batters Rogers faced in the frame produced exit velocities below 75 mph, though it was enough to give the Brewers a lead they would not surrender. Abner Uribe entered the game at the top of the ninth and retired the side in order, picking up the save and evening out the series at one apiece. 
Thursday’s matchup will feature southpaw Patrick Corbin, making his second start in a Blue Jays uniform. Brandon Sproat will take the ball for the Brewers in an early afternoon contest beginning at 1:40 pm EST. The Blue Jays’ bats will need to get going early if they want any chance of winning their second series of the season, to support an overall robust bullpen.

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