The next time someone wants to talk about a soft spot in the Blue Jays schedule, hit mute.

And if you don’t, expect Toronto manager John Schneider to do it for you.

What was anticipated (by some) to be a midweek walkover against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates turned into a meek effort by the visiting Jays, who dropped two of three to the NL Central basement dwellers in a series they best forget quickly.

An indifferent afternoon Wednesday at PNC Park, one that resulted in a 2-1 loss, finished it off for the Jays. At least they are still comfortably atop the AL East standings, but it sure felt like they squandered an opportunity to enhance that status.

To add a little dig to the proceedings, the main damage was done by the Pirates’ Tommy Pham, who did his talking at the plate rather than c

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