Closer Jeff Hoffman, whose first year in Toronto has been a roller coaster, entered with a 4-3 lead, facing the bottom of the Minnesota order. But Mickey Gasper stunned everyone with a leadoff home run, the first of his career, and then Matt Wallner provided the dagger with a three-run shot to secure the win.

The Blue Jays’ bullpen is going through it right now. It’s baseball’s great blanket term. Some are tired, some are unlucky, some are just plain struggling. Whatever “it” is, the Blue Jays’ relievers are going through it this month.