TORONTO — As designated hitter, Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. eased his way into the lineup Monday in his first start since suffering a left hamstring injury a week ago.

He delivered a two-run single in Toronto’s four-run sixth inning as the Blue Jays dumped the Minnesota Twins 10-4 in the opener of a six-game homestand.

Guerrero, who batted third, was 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

“It took him a little bit to get into the game, and then he gets a two-out, two-strike, two-run single to right (field) because he’s a great hitter,” said Blue Jays manager John Schneider. “So it may take a day or two to get back into the swing of it.

“But I thought that at-bat there to tack on was huge.”

Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run homer off Minnesota starter Joe Ryan in Toronto’s four-run first

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