LOURDES GURRIEL NEWS

Manoah dominates to win debut, Blue Jays split DH with Yanks

A poised and confident Alek Manoah dominated the Yankees with six innings of two-hit ball to win his major league debut, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York in a doublehead...

MAY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toronto Blue Jays: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is starting to turn it around One of the Blue Jays young core players with a baseball pedigree in his bloodlines, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. can bring a lot to the lineup if he...

MAY 26, 2021 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Socks solo shot Tuesday Gurriel went 2-for-5 with a home run in Tuesday's win over the Yankees.

Impact Gurriel extended his hitting streak to four games and has notched three multi-hit outings in that span while also homering in back-to-back contests -- Tuesday's long ball was his fourth homer of the campaign. The 27-year-old slugger has been seeing the ball well of late and has hit safely in nine of his last 10 games.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s solo homer | 05/25/2021 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. cranks a solo home run to right-center field, extending the Blue Jays' lead to 3-0 in the 4th inning

MAY 26, 2021 • MLB.COM

Matz excels in NY return, Kluber hurt, Jays top Yanks 6-2

Steven Matz returned to New York with his finest outing in two years, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major league-leading 16th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Y...

MAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays win 11th in a row, score 7 in 11th to beat Toronto 14-8

Francisco Mejía hit a tiebreaking, two-run single during a seven-run burst in the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays won their 11th straight game, outlasting the Toronto Blue Jays...

MAY 24, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s solo homer | 05/24/2021 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. crushes a solo home run to left field, trimming the Rays' lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the 2nd inning

MAY 24, 2021 • MLB.COM

Returns to lineup Gurriel (knee) will start Saturday against the Rays, batting sixth and playing first base.

Impact Gurriel missed the last two games with a left knee bruise. It's possible he's still not quite at 100 percent, as he'll start at first base for the first time this season and just the second time in his career.

MAY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mejía hits grand slam in 12th, Rays beat Blue Jays 9-7

Francisco Mejía hit a grand slam in the 12th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth consecutive game by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7

MAY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Available off bench Gurriel (knee) is available off the bench Friday against the Rays, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.

Impact He took batting practice Friday, which is an encouraging sign. Gurriel has been dealing with a left knee contusion for a couple days. Jonathan Davis is getting the start in his stead.

MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Held out Friday Gurriel (knee) is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Impact Gurriel was unavailable for Thursday's game with a bruised left knee and will be out of the lineup against Friday. Teoscar Hernandez, Jonathan Davis and Randal Grichuk will start from left to right in the outfield for Toronto.

MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Dealing with left knee injury Gurriel was unavailable for Thursday's game due to a left knee contusion, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact It's unclear exactly how Gurriel picked up the injury, though manager Charlie Montoyo noted that he doesn't expect it to be serious. That leaves open the possibility that Gurriel will rejoin the starting lineup for the team's weekend series against the Rays. Santiago Espinal was the addition to the team's lineup in Guerriel's absence Thursday, with Bo Bichette serving as the designated hitter.

MAY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Martinez's 2-run homer in 9th lifts Red Sox over Jays 8-7

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MAY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes seat Thursday Gurriel isn't starting Thursday's game against the Red Sox.

Impact Gurriel will get a breather after he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in Wednesday's loss to Boston. Teoscar Hernandez will start in left field while Bo Bichette serves as the designated hitter.

MAY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Another multi-hit performance Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Red Sox.

Impact Gurriel also struck out twice, but other than that, it was another dominant performance at the plate for the young outfielder. He's now riding a five-game hitting streak and has recorded at least two knocks in each of his last two contests.

MAY 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ryu pitches 7 masterful innings, Blue Jays beat Red Sox 8-0

Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven masterful innings, light-hitting Danny Jansen played a key offensive role and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-0

MAY 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s RBI single | 05/18/2021 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounds one through the right side of the infield for an RBI in the 5th inning

MAY 19, 2021 • MLB.COM

Doubles in two-hit game Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a double, one RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 4-0 over the Phillies.

Impact Gurriel doubled off Aaron Nola in the second inning, scoring Cavan Biggio on Saturday. The 27-year-old recorded his first multi-hit game in the month of May. He has struggled to consistently hit, slashing .214/.232/.298 in 138 plate appearances. He has just two home runs and 10 RBI.

MAY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Phillies star Harper exits with sore shoulder, Jays win 4-0

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and five Toronto pitchers combined on a six-hitter in a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

MAY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blue Jays: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. may become the odd man out When the Blue Jays signed George Springer this past off-season, a few questions arose as to how the organization was going to shuffle an out...

MAY 14, 2021 • JAYSJOURNAL.COM

Slow start to May Gurriel is slashing .154/.154/.231 over 39 at-bats through his first 10 games of May.

Impact After closing April with solo home runs in back-to-back starts, Gurriel hasn't been able to carry over the momentum at the plate into the new month. Even before the two-game power binge, Gurriel had been one of the more disappointing bats in the Toronto lineup, and his season OPS now sits at .510 following his slump to begin May. George Springer's (quadriceps) move back to the injured list should continue to keep an everyday role open for Gurriel, but he looks like he'll be more at risk of losing at-bats than Randal Grichuk or Teoscar Hernandez when Springer eventually returns.

MAY 12, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Tucker has 4 RBIs to lead Astros over Blue Jays 7-4

Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Houston Astros built a big lead early and held on for a 7-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday

MAY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s RBI double | 05/01/2021 Lourdes Gurriel Jr. smacks a double down the left-field line as he plates Teoscar Hernández and puts the Blue Jays within one run of the Bra...

MAY 2, 2021 • MLB.COM

Grichuk single in 10th, Springer 2 HRs as Jays beat Braves

Randal Grichuk lined an RBI single in the 10th inning, George Springer hit his first two homers with the Blue Jays, and Toronto rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5

MAY 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Belts second homer Gurriel went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Friday's 13-5 rout of Atlanta.

Impact The Jays put runs on the board in six straight innings, with Gurriel's eighth-inning shot off Tyler Matzek capping the team's scoring -- one of six Toronto homers on the night. The 27-year-old has gone yard in back-to-back games, his only two long balls in April, and he finishes the month hitting .224 with seven runs and seven RBI in 21 games. With George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez both now back in the mix, Gurriel will need to keep heating up to remain a regular part of the starting nine.

MAY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE