The game went scoreless up until the bottom of the sixth inning when Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho hit a stunning grand slam to right center field that drove Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Addison Barger and Anthony Santander. Shortly after, right fielder George Springer hit a homer to further the gap between the two sides.

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For team ace Kevin Gausman, the move hit home. “I’ve become really close to Alek, and I love him even more as a human being than I do at pitcher,” Gausman said of the move, per The Athletic’s Mitch Bannon. “I know he’s going to be fine, but I’m going to miss being around him.”

Varsho's deep drive kick-started a 6-1 win, backstopped a bullpen game and kept the Jays tied with the Yankees in a tense division race.