Blue Jays Week in Review: The good, the bad, and the noteworthy for May 12

For the first time in a month, the Toronto Blue Jays played better than .500 ball in a week. They went 4-2 on their West Coast road trip last week by picking up a win in the finale of their three-game set against the Angels before sweeping the Mariners in a three-game weekend series.

Toronto is back to .500 on the year at 20-20 and, while there is be some cause for celebration, it's also worth nothing that they could have won all six games on this road trip if they hadn't of begun it by blowing two late leads. Still, beggars can’t be choosers.

Let’s look at what stood out for the Blue Jays this week.

Blue Jays week in review: the good, the bad, and the noteworthy for May 12

The Good: The whole team chipped in

The Blue Jays got contributions from just about everyone in their four wins. They outscored their opponents 29-12 in those games, and scored more than four runs in four straight games for the first time all year.

They had some great individual performances where players came up with big hits in clutch situations.

Whether it was Anthony Santander’s two run double in the sixth inning on Thursday to give the Blue Jays the lea, or George Springer's three-run home run in the fifth inning on Sunday, Toronto fans saw lots of encouraging performances from the hitters throughout the weekend. As a team, the Blue Jays hit .329 this week with a .391 on-base percentage.

The starters did their job as well. AfterJosé Ureña opened the week by going 4 1/3 innings against the Angels on Tuesday (in his Blue Jays debut), every starter through the turn of the rotation got into at least the fifth inning and allowed four runs or less.

Ureña allowed one run in two innings in his start on Sunday before giving way to Eric Lauer, who gave up just one hit with five strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.