Dave Bush pitches gem as Brewers hold off Blue Jays

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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AFP) — Dave Bush gave Toronto a glimpse of what they missed Thursday as he pitched seven no-hit innings for Milwaukee in an 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays in an interleague baseball game.

Bush, playing for the first time against the team that selected him in the second round of the 2002 draft, allowed one run, two hits and a walk and had two strikeouts in eight innings - his longest outing of the season.

Bush didn't allow a hit until the start of the eighth, when Lyle Overbay tripled past a diving Ryan Braun in left field leading off.

Bush also gave up an RBI single to Alex Rios before turning the game to the Milwaukee bullpen in the ninth.

Toronto's offense perked up after Bush departed, getting a two-run homer from Overbay and...