TORONTO — The helmet tip from Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. was all telling. The Blue Jays infielder pursed his lips as he rounded first base and acknowledged the robbery that had just occurred at the right field wall — tipping his helmet because there was nothing else to do.

Anthony Santander, it seems, is inevitable.

He is playing the game better than he ever has. He stole a run-scoring hit from Guerrero Jr., soaked in his plaudits on the way to the dugout and then crushed his second home run of the game only moments later — his 34th this season, a career high.

So, purse your lips. Tip your cap. Just don’t throw a pitch or hit a ball anywhere near Santander, or else he’ll complete another spectacular play.

“To make that type of play, he is just so locked in to win right now,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “When he comes to the ballpark, it’s all about winning tonight’s game. He’s going to do anything he can to win tonight’s game, and tonight he carried us offensively and makes the catch of the game.”

Santander’s game-saving catch came in the bottom of the seventh inning. His lead-expanding home run came in the top of the eighth. And, in the first inning, Santander’s two-run shot gave Baltimore a platform to build on.

Behind Santander and infielder Jackson Holliday — whose third home run in as many games gave the Orioles a lead in the seventh — the Orioles came away with their first comeback win in months by topping the Blue Jays, 7-3.

The last time the Orioles won a game they were trailing after six innings was May 25. Until Wednesday. Until Santander and Holliday jumped on Toronto’s pitching staff early and late.

The combination of plays from Santander to end the seventh and begin the eighth was especially important because of how quickly they came in succession. The Orioles had just taken a one-run lead in the top of the seventh through Holliday’s two-run homer when George Springer reached second base with two outs against right-hander Yennier Cano.

Instead of intentionally walking Guerrero, the Blue Jays’ best hitter, Cano went right after him with a sinker left thigh-high. The 102.3-mph line drive forced Santander back and to his left, up against the wall, reaching out. He snared it, prompting Cano and most of Baltimore’s infielders to throw their arms up in amazement.

“It’s just what he’s been doing this year,” Hyde said. “He’s been playing unbelievable baseball on both sides.”

Santander then faced a low-and-inside changeup from left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, and he deposited it into the home bullpen to expand the edge. Later in the frame, designated hitter Eloy Jiménez’s two-run double prodded Baltimore comfortably into the lead.

And for Holliday, who throttled a ball 424 feet, his latest long ball continues a resurgent second stint in the major leagues. After beginning his career 2-for-34 in 10 games and returning to the minors, Holliday is hitting 9-for-24 in seven games.

“They start to pile up, and you get a few knocks here and there, and then able to put a few good swings on the ball lately,” Holliday said.

The 20-year-old also became the youngest player in American League history to homer in three straight games.

“He’s got a nice swing, and there’s a lot of things that work in that swing,” Hyde said. “And he’s got a lot of confidence. He can really get on a fastball. I think we’re really seeing the confidence growing up here at this level. A little bit of success and all of a sudden you start feeling good in the batter’s box.”

Those contributions handed the Orioles a comeback win that required a spark of anger from Hyde. In the fifth inning, after two more questionable strike calls against Colton Cowser, home plate umpire Larry Vanover ejected Hyde for arguing.

The issues were rampant. Ryan O’Hearn, Coby Mayo and Cowser, to name a few, were all left with calls going against them. Hyde’s ejection didn’t recalibrate Vanover’s zone — he soon punched out Cowser on a third ball — but it may have given the Orioles a jolt.

They needed one. Until Jiménez reached on an infield single in the seventh, Baltimore had recorded three hits against right-hander Bowden Francis and left-hander Génesis Cabrera.

The Orioles didn’t give left-hander Trevor Rogers much breathing room, either, although Rogers performed better in his second start than his Orioles debut last week. He scattered seven hits and two walks through five innings but allowed three runs, two of which were earned.

“Got my feet underneath me,” said Rogers, whose last start came at the end of a whirlwind few days that included a trade to Baltimore. “Got my routine back in order. I think Adley [Rutschman] and I really executed the game plan all night long. Didn’t go for me really well the first couple innings but settled down and got it done.”

The overhauls to Rogers’ mechanics may take time before they are adopted, but it was a step in the right direction. And it kept the Orioles close enough to pull off a comeback — a high-flying, hat-tipping comeback that featured Santander doing it all.

“So fun to watch,” Holliday said. “It’s just awesome to be able to watch him from the dugout instead of the TV. He’s having an unbelievable year.”