Straw is no slouch in the outfield and the decision not to start Daulton Varsho was a no-brainer after appearing in all three games versus the Red Sox once he was activated off the injured list. Straw, like Varsho, can make tough plays look ordinary. As for Gimenez, he batted ninth, which seemed fitting given his struggles at the plate. The way he started the season raised unrealistic expectations when he went deep three times in his first five games. He hasn’t homered since. In fact, Gimenez entered the night without a hit since April 23 when the Jays were in Houston. He ended his slide by recording two hits in his first meeting against his former team. 3. Hand of fate Teams can always use the intervention of luck. No one wanted to see Carlos Santana, who homered in his first at-bat, go down in a heap in the top of the third when he landed awkwardly on the bag at first base.