ANAHEIM -- The Blue Jays' pitchers don't tend to need much help. Day in and day out this season, they have consistently pieced together performances that don't require a high volume of runs in order to net a victory.

Lately, though, Toronto's hitters have been in a giving mood, piling on the runs for the pitching staff and enjoying a few laughers along the way. That was the case again on Friday, when the Blue Jays felt right at home in Orange County with a 10-4 win over the Angels.

Powered by a pair of home runs off the bat of Lyle Overbay, Toronto's surging lineup helped starter Dustin McGowan feel a little more at ease on an evening he didn't feature his best stuff. The result was the 14th win in the past 18 games for Toronto and the second double-digit outburst in a row.

"It's fun that way," said McGowan, who couldn't help but grin. "If we could score 10 every night, we'd be in good shape. We're playing good baseball right now. What else can you say? It's fun to watch."

The win over the Angels came one day after the Blue Jays (31-26) stamped out a 12-0 rout of the A's in Oakland. Over the past two victories, Toronto has compiled 22 runs on 33 hits, giving it consecutive games with at least 10 runs for the first time since June 29-July 1, 2005.

The Blue Jays, who were run-starved for roughly the first six weeks of the season, have plated six runs or more in seven of their past 10 wins. Along the way, Toronto has posted baseball's best record in May at 20-9 -- one win shy of tying the 2003 club record for most wins in the month.

"When we were struggling," Overbay said, "we'd get a run and then our pitchers would give up a run and you were like, 'Gosh, what do we have to do?' Instead, now we're like, 'No big deal. We're going to score a couple more.' The attitude has changed, and that's big."

Overbay has been an integral part of the offensive turnaround for the Blue Jays. Even though Overbay's 3-for-5 showing against the Angels (32-24) snapped an 0-for-11 skid in the batter's box, the first baseman has helped fuel the lineup over the past few weeks.

In his past 23 games, Overbay has hit .321 with four homers, seven doubles, 13 RBIs, 14 walks, 15 runs and a .419 on-base percentage. That's a drastic improvement over his performance during his first 32 games, in which Overbay hit at a .252 clip with one homer, two doubles, eight RBIs and a .361 OBP.

From May 22-25, Overbay established a Blue Jays record by reaching base in 12 consecutive at-bats. Slowly but surely, the first baseman has started to resemble the type of offensive player he was for Toronto in 2006, before a broken right hand hindered his production last year.

"He's starting to drive the ball," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He had such a big year for us two years ago and last year he was out with the hand injury. You figured he's back to full strength and you hoped you'd get what you got two years ago. He's starting to do that now."

Overbay said one struggle has been fighting through some lingering soreness in his right hand, which was broken by a pitch on June 3 last season. The injury seemingly sapped the type of power Overbay had in '06, when he hit .312 with 22 homers, 46 doubles and 92 RBIs for the Jays.

"It's frustrating," Overbay said, "because you don't realize how strong your bottom hand is and, when it's not working the way it's supposed to, you struggle a little bit. But I'm getting there. It's still a little sore and it's still a little weak, but I feel normal. There's nothing other than that."

Overbay's hand and swing certainly looked normal against the Angels. The first baseman got Toronto's offense rolling in the first inning, when he hooked a 3-2 changeup from Angels righty Jered Weaver (4-6) down the right-field line for a solo home run.

Weaver was chased from the contest with no outs in the fifth inning and was charged with six runs on 10 hits in the erratic effort. The Angels' bullpen didn't fare much better, giving up four more runs down the stretch. Eight of Toronto's starters had at least one hit and six drove in at least one run.

In the seventh inning, Overbay picked up his third RBI of the game by sending a fastball from reliever Justin Speier deep to right for another solo homer. By then, McGowan (4-4) hard all the support he'd need to cruise to a win after turning in a bumpy six innings, in which he gave up four runs (three earned).

Toronto's pitchers could get used to that kind of help.

"That's the second day in a row we really came out swinging," Gibbons said. "It gives you breathing room and that's big."