Finally getting back on the right side of .500, the Blue Jays head into a weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays sitting at 25-24 and five games behind the New York Yankees. Over the last two weeks, Toronto ranks fifth in Major League Baseball both in runs scored and team OPS.

That Wednesday night’s game devolved into a rout was a technicality. What does it matter when a team can’t score? “One-nothing, 14-nothing, it’s a loss,” Manny Machado said. “A loss is a loss. It still hurts as much,