Bichette sent his first home run of the season deep to left field off Gavin Williams to lead off the bottom of the first inning. It has to feel good for the 27-year-old shortstop, who hadn’t homered since May 27 of last season. Bichette added a walk to his line, ending his day slashing .284/.320/.376 with 14 RBI and three steals across 150 plate appearances.

Bichette led off the home half of the first inning with a single off of Bryan Woo and then swiped his first base of the season. He then took third on a ground ball and scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly by Anthony Santander. He has done a nice job as a table-setter at the top of the Jays’ lineup this season, slashing .302/.344/.395 with 11 RBI and a stolen base, though he’s still searching for his first home run on the season.

Bichette is still looking for his first homer, but he’s batting .314 as Toronto’s leadoff man. The power numbers should come; he actually has three barrels already, and his 49% hard-hit rate is better than his career mark of 46%.