The month of May was pretty good to the Blue Jays. They went 16-12 after going 11-14 in April.

The biggest difference in the two months was offensive production. In April, the Jays only hit .231/.302/.332 for a .634 OPS. They hit 15 homers in the 25 games. In May, they hit .268/.345/.440 with 38 home runs in 28 games. They scored 136 runs in May compared to just 81 in April.

The length and depth of the lineup has improved with breakout months from Ernie Clement, Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk. Bo Bichette and Daulton Varsho found their power strokes in May as well.

The pitching also improved in May as the staff ERA dropped from 4.13 to 3.73. Things are looking up for the Jays and the timing couldn’t be better.

The Jays are 33-29 in early June and only 5.5 games behind the Yankees, tied for second place in the AL East. It doesn’t look like the Red Sox are a threat at this point as they........

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