TORONTO -- The exciting arrival of Bo Bichette to the big leagues brought a welcome burst of optimism to a Blue Jays organization focused on the future.

But while the history-making, record-breaking outburst of offense from the team’s 21-year-old shortstop has been a distraction from some of the woes the team has endured throughout the season, it’s also taken away from some of the impressive performances the rest of the lineup has seen of late.

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When Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his first career triple on Saturday, a two-run go-ahead drive in the seventh inning, the 20-year-old slugger became easily recognizable as the hero in the 5-4 victory for the home team at Rogers Centre. But what he’s done over his past 20 contests has also been nothing short of impressive.

“Before Bo showed up, Vlad was already hot, and then Bo was so hot that people forgot about Vlad,” Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo said. “But it was a big hit by Vlad today. These last two days have been awesome for this team, for the young kids, playing the best team in baseball and fighting back.”

If there’s one person who did not forget about Guerrero, it has been the guy using his teammate’s success to help propel his own.

“We feed off each other, because obviously we both want the best for each other,” Bichette said, after extending his on-base streak to 13 games, the longest in franchise history to start a career. “But at the same time, we’re both pretty competitive and don’t really want to be second fiddle. So when one of us is playing well, it pushes the other. It brings a good competitive environment.”

Added Guerrero: “I know him and he knows me, we’re like brothers. Right now, we play hard every day, help the team win. That’s why we’re coming [to the ballpark] earlier -- we work hard, and we’re helping the team win.”

Over his past 20 games, Guerrero has hit .388 (31-for-80) with five home runs, seven doubles, his first three-bagger, eight walks and 25 RBIs. The young phenom also leads all rookies in the Majors this season with 11 games with three hits or more, and he has hit the ball harder than anyone in baseball.

Most balls hit 115-plus mph, 2019:

1) Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR): 7
2. Aaron Judge (NYY): 4
3-T) Gary Sánchez (NYY): 3
3-T) C.J. Cron (MIN): 3
3-T) Nelson Cruz (MIN): 3
3-T) Pete Alonso (NYM): 3

“When I came up here [to the Majors] I was trying to be perfect. I didn’t want to mess things up,” Guerrero said. “I wanted to do it too perfect, so basically I was putting all the pressure on myself. Now I’m relaxed, I’m just being myself, and that’s why I’m getting better at-bats and better production.”

Among American League freshmen, Toronto’s third baseman entered Saturday’s game tied for first with 88 hits, alone at second with 35 walks and 20 doubles, tied for second with 49 RBIs and ranked sixth with 13 homers. As long as he keeps doing what he’s doing, his manager believes he should be in the conversation for the AL Rookie of the Year Award when the time comes.

“This past road trip [he was hitting] .370 or something, really good, and nobody noticed because Bichette was doing what he was doing,” Montoyo said. “But [he has] a month-and-a-half, he could do it. He could get hot and finish with 70 [or] 80 RBIs.”

Before Guerrero’s game-winning triple, Teoscar Hernández got the Blue Jays on the board with his 18th home run of the season and third in his past two games, a three-run shot to left field. Ahead of Saturday’s contest against the Yankees, the 26-year-old centre fielder was slashing .301/.393/.712 over his past 21 games, with nine home runs, three doubles, 16 RBIs and a wRC+ of 183 over that span.

“The signs that I’ve seen from Teoscar is he’s not chasing as much,” Montoyo said. “So now he’s getting better pitches to hit, and he’s got a whole lot of power and it’s showing. That’s the key, not chasing pitches, and his approach is a lot better.”

Added Hernandez: “It is that. The big difference now is that my pitch recognition is pretty good. I’ve been not swinging at bad pitches and the ones that stay in the middle, I’m doing damage now.”

The Blue Jays have homered in 15 straight games, tied for the third-longest streak in franchise history and the longest since a 19-game stretch in 2010. Toronto has hit 39 long balls over those 15 contests, with 13 players homering since the streak began. Hernandez leads the Blue Jays with six homers in that time.

“It is different [against] the Yankees,” Hernandez said. “The Yankees are one of the best in the game, it’s always been like that, and this year they’re far away from the other teams. Obviously, when you have a game like that against the Yankees, it’s pretty good.”