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Series Recap: Blue Jays muster two runs in final two games against Brewers
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Ryley Delaney
Apr 17, 2026, 10:00 EDTUpdated: Apr 16, 2026, 20:15 EDT
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Once again, the Toronto Blue Jays failed to pick up a series victory.
After two more home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Minnesota Twins, the Blue Jays began a three-city road trip beginning on Tuesday. Their first stop was a three-game set against the Milwaukee Brewers, before stopping in Phoenix to face the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend, then the Los Angeles Angels starting on Monday.
Their stop in Wisconsin didn’t go so great, well, at least the last two games. Tuesday’s game was a good one for the Blue Jays. They fell behind 3-0, but whittled that lead down thanks to home runs from Andrés Giménez and Daulton Varsho. After scoring a run to make it 4-3 for the Brewers heading into the ninth, the Blue Jays exploded for three runs in the top of the ninth.
Unfortunately, Jeff Hoffman blew his third save of the season, giving up two runs to tie it. That wasn’t a problem, though, as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a single to give the Jays the lead, then Myles Straw hit a double with the bases loaded to make it 9-6. The Brewers scored in the bottom of the 10th, but Louis Varland closed it out for the 9-7 victory.
Like the series against the Twins, that was the high point of the series for the Blue Jays. On Wednesday, they scored a run in the top of the first thanks to a sacrifice fly from Jesús Sánchez. With Dylan Cease on the mound, the Blue Jays held on to the bottom of the eighth before the Brewers scored two runs.
Tyler Rogers generated a ton of soft contact that inning and Brandon Valenzuela committed an error. That was all the Brewers needed, as Kazuma Okamoto grounded out, Ernie Clement struck out, and Giménez lined out in the top of the ninth to end the game.
Still, the Blue Jays had a chance to win the series in the rubber match on Thursday afternoon. Again, the Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead thanks to a sacrifice bunt with runners on the corners and no outs. But just like Wednesday, that’s all the Jays got, as the Brewers tied it in the bottom of the fourth, then took the lead in the bottom of the seventh to win 2-1 once again.
Over their last two games, the Blue Jays mustered just 11 hits, with only two of them going for extra-bases. Tuesday’s game was a classic 2025 Blue Jays’ victory, but Wednesday and Thursday is what the Blue Jays have been doing a bunch in 2026.
To make matters worse, both Dylan Cease and Patrick Corbin gave the Jays a chance to win on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. Cease went six innings, giving up two hits, three walks, and striking out six. Corbin went five and one-third innings, giving up just one earned run, four hits, and a walk, all while striking out six.
Blue Jays manager John Schenider likely went to the bullpen too quickly on Thursday, as Corbin was dealing and threw just 79 pitches. Tommy Nance came in, allowed a single and a walk, then gave up the game-winner hit. That said, a team isn’t going to win a lot when they finish with just two runs in two games.
Simply put, the hitters need to be better going forward, as the Blue Jays are now four games below .500. They’ll take on the Diamondbacks beginning on Friday.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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