Kirk singled off of Miles Mikolas in the top half of the first and scored on a three-run shot by Andrés Giménez. The 26-year-old backstop then greeted Kyle Leahy with a 402-foot (104.0 mph EV) two-run blast in the seventh inning that made it 8-4. He also singled in the ninth inning and scampered home on a wild pitch with what would prove to be the winning run. Kirk is having a strong season at the dish, slashing .323/.366/.441 with five homers and 31 RBI in his first 213 plate appearances.

The second double plated the go-ahead run in the 10th inning. It’s his seventh career four-hit game and first ever with three extra-base hits. All four of Kirk’s balls in play tonight left the bat at over 95 mph, upping his hard-hit rate to 57.3 percent. That puts him fifth place in the majors, right in between Kyle Schwarber and Aaron Judge. Alas, he’s much further down on the barrels list, which is why he has only four homers.

Kirk’s shot to right-center with Guerrero on second missed being a homer by only a couple of feet, though it officially went as a single. Kirk has driven in runs in four of his last five starts, giving him 24 RBI in 191 plate appearances for the season. His exit velocity numbers are terrific, but since he’s not going to hit many home runs or score many runs or ever in a million years steal a base, he’s a pretty weak choice in one-catcher mixed leagues.

Kirk catapulted Toronto ahead for good with a no-doubter to right-center field against Rays starter Ryan Pepiot in the sixth inning. It was his third big fly of the season. The 26-year-old backstop made an immediate impact in his return to the lineup following a one-game absence after being hit in the head by a backswing over the weekend.