Deja vu all over again: Jays fall 2-1

Apr 16, 2026; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; /41/ talks with Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Patrick Corbin (46) and Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman (55) in the fourth inning against there Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. Mandatory Credit: Michael McLoone-Imagn Images | Michael McLoone-Imagn Images Blue Jays 1 at Brewers 2 For the second straight day, the Jays took an early lead on the Brewers, failed to build on it, and then were undone by some small ball as they fell 2-1 to the Brewers and dropped yet another series 2-1. It’s particularly unfortunate since Patrick Corbin was in the fine form of his heydays in the late-aughts, working into the six th inning with a final line of 5.

2, allowing only 4 hits and a walk while striking out 6. If there was a blemish it was allowing leadoff hits in three innings, including the 4th inning in which he yielded his only run. Brice Turang and Williams Contreras hammered balls for a double and single to put runners at the corners with none out, but Corbin limited the damage to a sac fly.

After retiring the first two in the 6th, John Schneider apparently wasn’t willing to give him a chance to finish the inning, and it almost cost him as Tommy Nance’s trip through the heart of the order was…bad. And nearly disasterous. Another single for Contreras followed by a walk to Gary Sanchez created a jam, before a flare on the infield ended the inning.

Having already skirted danger, the second time proved the undoing as Nance walked Garrett Mitchell leading off the 7th. Then the Brewers executed the ball, bunting him to second before David Hamilton beat out a perfect bunt off Joe Mantiply and Joey Ortiz brought the run home with yet another bunt which proved ultimately decisive. The very questionable wisdom of using Tommy Nance against the middle of the order in a critical situation aside, let’s the honest that real fault lies however witb the offense.