The underlying numbers do not suggest the team is going backwards. If you’re referring to the run differential, the lack of hitting with RISP is largely to blame there. When that regresses back towards the mean, the run differential getting better will follow. The same thing will happen to Texas who are running an otherworldly number when hitting with RISP. That will regress and their differential will not keep going as it is. Still a really good team though. Weirdly though, Texas record in 1 run games sucks. The Jays record in 1 run games is much better. Just weird things that numbers that may or may not mean anything.
There’s not much the Jays can do right now with the Manoah situation other than manage it at the big league level as best they can until either he’s ready to come back, or figure out a trade to bring someone in - though the likelihood of that at this point of the season is extremely unlikely. Right now I’m sure Atkins is sacrificing any barnyard fowl or ruminant he can get his hands on hoping Manoah figures it out and quick. Even Ryu won’t be ready until August at the earliest.