Shorthanded Blue Jays dropped by Red Sox

Rafael Devers of the Boston Red Sox collides with Richard Urena of the Toronto Blue Jays at second base during the fourth inning at Fenway Park on Sept. 6, 2017. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)BOSTON — The Blue Jays went to a proverbial knife fight at Fenway Park on Wednesday night with a plastic spoon.

Fielding a starting lineup that did not include Josh Donaldson, Jose Bautista, Steve Pearce or Kevin Pillar, the Jays predictably lost to the Red Sox 6-1 on a misty and cool night in Boston. Toronto batters managed just four hits in the game. The Jays also committed two errors.

Other than the fact they played 19 innings the night before, it seemed strange that neither Bautista nor Donaldson was in…