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Davis had needed just eight pitches to record the final two outs of the eighth inning before the tarp came into sight at approximately 10:01 p.m. local time. The right-hander had been summoned ahead of schedule after Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista wreaked havoc on Yost's plans and swatted an 0-1 fastball offering from setup man Ryan Madson to left field for a game-tying home run.
Yost, who could've brought in Davis on six days' rest to begin the eighth inning to hold a 3-1 lead, was suddenly facing a potential scenario in which his closer would be unable to return at delay's end, burned for two outs and with a lead no longer in place, with fellow bullpen stalwarts Madson and Kelvin Herrera already used up.