Jays catch home run fever

• The numbers have been telling the story of Josh Donaldson’s torrid play for weeks now, but the heat index jacked up a few notches on a warm autumn Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

Facing one of the best pitchers in the game — with a left arm that hadn’t allowed a Jays run in three previous starts this season — Donaldson went off again.

Red Sox ace Chris Sale may be a candidate for the American League Cy Young Award, but the Bringer of Rain poured some water on that with his prolific display at the plate.

Homers in the first and third inning of Tuesday’s 9-4 Jays win, took some of the air out of the sellout crowd.

And it was just the beginning of a rather impressive night of offence from a veteran-heavy Jays team not content to crawl meekly into the off-season.

Mr. September Teoscar Hernandez, who is becoming quite a story himself, hit two more homers.

In 22 innings pitched against the Jays previously this season, Sale ( 17- 8) hadn’t even allowed a run. The lanky lefty’s career ERA of 1.50 vs. the Jays was the lowest by any starting pitcher ever against the team.

Kendrys Morales also added a two-run blast.

Toronto starter J.A. Happ (10-11), who after allowing a first- inning run on two consecutive singles, then promptly retired the next 16 Red Sox batters he faced. Happ went seven innings allowing just one run off of four hits and no walks.