Blue Jays Week In Review: The good, the bad and the noteworthy for May 5

While last week was another week where the Blue Jays could only play .500 baseball, there were finally some signs of progress from the Blue Jays. They went 2-1 against the Boston Red Sox and 1-2 against the Cleveland Guardians during a six-game homestand.

They're now16-18 overall and played much better baseball over the final five games of the week compared to when they went 1-8 in the nine games prior.

But Toronto showed some grit and resiliency in the middle part of the week when they overcame a 6-0 deficit to beat the Red Sox 7-6 in extra innings on Wednesday, then pulled out two more come-from -behind wins during the week.

The weekend ended on a sour note, however, as the Blue Jays lost 5-3 on Saturday after getting the Blue Jays down to their final strike. That preceded Sunday’s loss where they went 4-for-11 with runners in scoring position in a 5-4 loss.

The good, the bad and the noteworthy for May 5

The good: Offense breaking out?

Even though the Blue Jays struggled across the finish line on Sunday, they're starting to show signs of an offensive breakout. They hit three home runs in the 7-6 win over the Red Sox and four of the players in the lineup had multiple hits, including Alejandro Kirk who delivered the walk-off double.

It was his second game-winning hit within the span of a week, as he also delivered a run scoring double in the Bronx against the Yankees back on April 25. Kirk is hitting .379 over his last six games, with one home run and just three strikeouts.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was the hero the next night, as smashed an eighth inning home run to put the Blue Jays out in front in their win over the Red Sox.

On Friday, George Springer went deep in the fifth inning in Toronto’s eventual 5-3 win, and Bo Bichette led off Saturday’s game with a solo shot. The Blue Jays' hit home runs in five of the six games they played last week, which is a positive sign for a team that's been near the bottom of that category all year Toronto also scored four or more runs in four of their six contests.