It took Guerrero’s seventh barrel of the year to finally get him his first homer, which came off Spencer Strider in the sixth. Even though his groundball rate is a bit lower than usual, Guerrero’s 33 hard-hit balls this season have produced a total of five extra-base hits. Statcast gave him an xSLG of .494, compared to an actual figure of .333, entering today.

Guerrero Jr. will get his first day off of the season for the series finale against the Red Sox. Will Wagner will hit fifth and play first base while Vladdy Jr. takes a break.

It’s now official. Guerrero Jr. gets the massive deal that will likely keep him in Toronto for the remainder of his career — barring something unforeseeable, of course. The 26-year-old has had some down years in his short MLB tenure, but when he’s been at his best there have been few hitters in the sport better.

So much for the deadline. Guerrero, who said he wouldn’t do a deal after mid-March, would have been a free agent after the season. Instead, the 26-year-old, four-time All-Star is committing to the Blue Jays through age 40. The deal lacks any deferrals, making it the second or third biggest contract of all-time, depending on how one values Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers pact. Juan Soto’s 15-year, $765 million contract with the Mets remains the biggest deal ever.