Tulo hits first Blue Jays slam as offence awakens

TORONTO — The Blue Jays had a disappointing end to their critical three-game series against the Red Sox, but if there was one silver lining, it was that their bats came back to life.

In Sunday’s 11-8 loss to Boston at Rogers Centre, Toronto recorded eight runs for the first time since scoring nine Aug. 28 against the Twins, with the charge being led by Troy Tulowitzki and Edwin Encarnacion. The two recorded three hits apiece, with Tulowitzki hammering a go-ahead grand slam to cap a five-run third inning and Encarnacion hitting two home runs. With the loss, the Blue Jays are two games back of the Red Sox in the American League East, but share the Wild Card lead with the Orioles.

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The offensive outburst comes while reigning AL MVP Josh Donaldson is stuck in his biggest slump, having gone 0-for-23 with eight walks in his past six games. The Blue Jays’ offense as a whole came into Sunday’s contest averaging just three-and-a-half runs per month in …

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