Pirates in baseball: Jeff Hoffman gets 11th save for Blue Jays

by | May 27, 2025

Jeff Hoffman was back to his normal self in Monday’s 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers.

The East Carolina baseball alum picked up his 11th save of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays. He also helped lock down a win for starting pitcher Kevin Gausman.

Gausman pitched eight innings, giving up a run on five hits with six strikeouts. The lone run was a homer. After a strong outing, the ball was turned over to Hoffman for the first time since he blew a save on May 22.

Hoffman forced all three batters to fly out to close out the game and save.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Monday. The minor leagues were off on Monday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Was 2-for-4 with a single and RBI, his 15th of the season, in a 4-3 loss to Padres. His single and RBI came in the first inning to give Miami a 2-0 lead.
  • He also hit a double in the ninth inning but Miami could not score.
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Did not play in 5-2 loss to Orioles
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 2-1 loss to Blue Jays
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Took loss in 7-2 Dodgers win. Started and went 4.2 innings, giving up four runs on four hits with six walks and three strikeouts. He gave up a solo homer to Shohei Ohtani on the first pitch of the game.
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Pitched the ninth inning and set down three batters in order to drop his ERA to 1.20. No strikeouts, hits or walks.
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Team lost 4-3 to Padres to fall to 21-31

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