TORONTO — It’s hard to imagine a more daunting situation for Tommy Nance to face upon entering Sunday’s game at Rogers Centre.

The Milwaukee Brewers loaded the bases in the fifth inning, helped by a pair of fielding miscues from reliever Brendon Little, and the train was on the verge of veering off the rails for the Toronto Blue Jays, who were clinging to a 5-4 lead.

The pressure was amplified because the home side needed a win to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Brewers. Furthermore, the Blue Jays’ bullpen struggles had been central to losses on Friday and Saturday, while the club’s lead over the second-place New York Yankees in the American League East had shrunk to two games entering Sunday’s play.

Talk about a tough assignment for Nance.

“He was in a real tight situatio

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