Santander left the yard for his only hit of the day, taking Ryan Johnson deep for a solo homer in the eighth inning. The 30-year-old slugger has been slow to get going at the plate, hitting .180/.267/.331 with five homers and 13 RBI across 150 plate apperances.

Santander came through with the biggest moment of his Blue Jays debut, delivering a clutch seventh-inning homer against Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock to help Toronto erase an early six-run deficit. It was his fourth big fly of the season. It wound up being his lone hit in five at-bats, but it made a significant impact in a comeback victory.

The 30-year-old outfielder tagged Yankees’ starter Clarke Schmidt for a 401-foot (104.8 mph EV) solo shot in the third inning that tied the game at 1-1. That would be it for the Jays’ offense. Santander finished the evening 1-for-3 plus a walk. He has really struggled through the first month of the season, slashing an anemic .179/.261/.302 with three homers and only nine RBI.

It appears to be a routine off day for Santander, who has split time between DH and the corner outfield spots in his Blue Jays debut. He’s off to a slow start at the plate this season, hitting .196 (18-for-92) with two homers and only eight RBI through 23 games.