Myles Straw supplied Toronto with a wack-a-doodle day, three runs and five RBIs in a 14-2 drubbing of Texas, while launching two homers in back-to-back at-bats for 767 feet of thunder in his first multi-homer game. He showed life in the outfield, sliding into right, left, and center with relative ease, and a 4-for-5 day underscored the breakout vibe for a player who has long flashed elite speed and defense but scarce power. Straw Day became a real thing as 40,000 fans roared, and Straw soaked it in, grateful for the moment in front of a sold-out crowd.

The Jays leaned on a surprising offensive onslaught, with Rowdy Tellez on the mound delivering 23 pitches across two innings and Davis Schneider teeing off on his former teammate, drilling a three-run homer off Tellez in a ridiculous blowout. Springer returned to the lineup with fanfare after brainpan rattling heat, drawing a warm ovation in his first at-bat back. Toronto’s bats chased Spur-of-the-Moment moonshots while Schneider’s homer added to the weekend’s chaos, giving the Jays a rare offensive showcase and a kind of collective swagger the clubhouse hadn’t shown in a while.