Brendon Little left the bases loaded following an inning-ending strikeout in the top of the seventh, while Louis Varland began the eighth with a called third strike before retiring the side on a swinging whiff.

There were some key moments when the Jays flashed their glove in producing big outs.

On Loonie Dogs Night at Rogers Centre, nights such as Tuesday must be relished, excuse the bad pun.

With the Chicago Cubs in town, one of MLB’s legacy franchises, the Jays jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead and never looked back en route to their 5-1 win.

Little and Varland set the late-game tone for Toronto’s bullpen, setting the stage for Jeff Hoffman to finish the game.

Fans rose in unison after Hoffman retired the first two batters.

Fans erupted when the game ended in a strikeout.

Hitting two

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