The Blue Jays' offense did a disappearing act in a four-game series in Cleveland.

The Jays dropped the first three games by a combined score of 21-1 but salvaged some small amount of pride by coming up with a 3-0, 10-inning victory in the nightcap of Monday's doubleheader.

The Jays snapped a consecutive inning scoreless streak at 31 innings, just two shy of the club record set in 2001.

This was not supposed to happen to this club. It is a team that both manager John Gibbons and general manager J.P. Ricciardi said was the best they've had, a team capable of competing for a postseason berth.

Gibbons, for one, has not lost the faith.

Gibbons has attempted everything he can think of to get some runs on the board. He has tinkered with the lineup and has attempted to move runners into scoring position by straight steals or hit-and-run plays.

Nothing has worked. Since beating Baltimore 11-3 on April 15, the Jays have scored as many as six runs just once -- a stretch of 26 games.

"Everybody's frustrated but it's not for lack of trying," Gibbons said of the rut they're in. "The odds are in our favor to explode.

"I like this team, I'll stick by that. I really believe they'll come together."

BLUE JAYS 0, INDIANS 3 (Game 1), BLUE JAYS 3, INDIANS 0 (10 innings, Game 2): The Jays wasted a solid outing from righty A.J. Burnett in the opener. He allowed three runs on five hits over 7 2/3 innings but still took the loss as the Indians blanked the Jays for the second consecutive game.

In the nightcap, the Jays finally broke through in the 10th as they scored their first run on a sacrifice fly by Shannon Stewart and Aaron Hill hit a two-run single. The win snapped a four-game losing streak and was just their second victory in Cleveland since 2004.

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