On Friday night, Kirk's body did something for the first time. It was his 532nd MLB game, and through 531 of these things, he had never stolen a base. It's logical, of course. Kirk hadn't even attempted a steal. Who's giving him the green light?

Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning and a deciding two-run single in the eighth in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 6-5 comeback victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.Kirk singled with the bases loaded in the eighth to help the Blue Jays (72-51) overcome a three-run deficit.

Alejandro Kirk followed a two-run homer in the seventh inning with a game-winning two-run single in the eighth to push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 comeback win in the series opener against the Texas Rangers on Friday.