"Hoffman entered in a tie game in the bottom of the eighth inning and promptly gave up a grand slam that resulted in the Diamondbacks win. This preceded a blown save in Milwaukee four days earlier."
"After he gave up the slam in Arizona, he received some words of encouragement from manager John Schneider indicating he still had full faith in Hoffman to be the ninth inning guy."
"With the score 4-2 and the bases still loaded with only one out, Louis Varland came into the game and induced a 4-6-3 double play to get out of the jam and give the Blue Jays their second straight win."
"Hoffman not only came out in the eighth inning in one game and was pulled from the ninth in another, but we now have some real physical results to look at in terms of someone else on the Blue Jays being given a shot to close out games."
Jeff Hoffman has struggled as the Toronto Blue Jays' closer, with a blown save and a loss in recent outings. His performance has led the team to seek alternatives. In a recent game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Hoffman allowed a grand slam, contributing to a loss. Although he had a strong outing with three strikeouts in a subsequent game, he was pulled from another game after allowing runs. Louis Varland has emerged as a potential replacement for closing duties.
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