TORONTO — There are so many fires raging around the Toronto Blue Jays right now that they needed a night like this.
During their run of eight losses in nine outings — a slide that ended dramatically Wednesday when a season-high three home runs fuelled a rally from a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 in 10 innings — they managed a mere 17 runs and hadn’t scored more than four since a six-spot against Atlanta on April 15.
At the same time their pitching staff, undermined by the lack of a steady fifth starter in Max Scherzer’s continuing absence and taxed by some short starts, is suddenly knee-deep in churn, with Jay for a Day Casey Lawrence designated for assignment Wednesday to clear space for lefty…