Brett Bateman went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI on Friday against the Orioles.

It took him just over a month, but Bateman finally notched his first big league homer. It was a shot too, traveling 403 feet over the fence in center field at the Rogers Centre to cut the Orioles lead from five to three in the ninth. That would be the end of the comeback attempt though. Still, Bateman chipped in two more hits and has been the Jays’ lead-off hitter for about a month straight since being acquired at the trade deadline and then called up in early August. With a .333 batting average over that span, he’ll likely hold that spot through the end of the season too.