Toronto Blue Jays' Offense Explodes to Halt 3-Game Skid in Atlanta

If only they could take a little bit of Sunday's offense, go back and spread it around over the past few games.

The Blue Jays' offense went off for 12 runs against top prospect Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves, bringing their season record to 31-29, and ending a three-game losing streak.

The Jays dropped Saturday night's contest in Atlanta 5-2, after losing one-run games on consecutive nights. Thursday night in Chicago saw the White Sox walk off in the bottom of the ninth, before the Braves took one away in extras on Saturday.

Sunday was a different story though, as the Jays pummeled the inter-league rival Braves, despite a poor performance for Ricky Romero, who lasted all of four innings.

While the win comes as a relief to a team in need of a victory, the 12-run offensive surge is equally assuring, as the Jays had failed to eclipse the four-run mark in each of their past four games, and had done so just twice over their past nine.

No less impressive than the 12 runs is the manner in which they were scored. Toronto is a power-hitting team—they sit second in the American League with 85 home runs—but struggle to make consistent contact with the ball. The team's collective .248 average is good for tenth in the AL. So that the runs came on the strength of an 18-hit night is a very positive sign for the group.

It is also uplifting that Colby Rasmus continued to do damage, compiling three hits, one home run and three RBI on the night.

The Jays will return home Monday to combat the upstart Washington Nationals at Rogers Centre, where the offense will test its luck against Edwin Jackson.

With Brandon Morrow on the hill, the Jays will hope that 12 runs and 18 hits won't be necessary for a second straight win over a NL East squad, but hey, if it happens again, no-one will grumble.