There was no love lost when the Blue Jays ditched their traditional red jerseys on Sunday, after going 3-4 with a minus-27 run differential in the duds this season.“We should probably shred ’em, burn ’em, I don’t know. Give them away to charity, something. They need to go,” Jays shortstop Ryan Goins said after a 7-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at the Rogers Centre.That’s back-to-back victories for the Jays, and back-to-back series wins for the first time since late May.It was a collective decision to move on from the red, worn for most Sunday home games this year in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary. Who knows whether it made any difference, but they scored five times in the first inning and got a quality start from lefty J.A. Happ. With six teams between the Jays and a wild-card spot, they’ll take what they can get.“We’re not that far out of it,” Goins said. “We’re only four games back right now, so if we can put together a good stretch we might have a chance at the end.”After the Pirates got on the board in the first with three straight singles by Josh Harrison, Andrew McCutchen and David Freese, the Jays offence went to work.Josh Donaldson’s longest homer of the season, a 452-foot dinger, followed Jose Bautista’s leadoff walk for a 2-1 lead. Justin Smoak’s double and a walk to Ezequiel Carrera set the stage for Goins — Mr. RISP, batting a team-high .348 with runners in scoring position — who doubled them both home. Goins wasn’t done. With Kevin Pillar on first, Goins on third and Raffy Lopez at the plate with one out, the Jays attempted a double steal. Lopez struck out, but both runners were safe with Goins sliding into home for a 5-1 cushion.“We’ve been known to do that, especially in good times,” manager John Gibbons said of the first-inning burst. “We scored early and gave the st ...
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