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Gurriel will start at first base and bat fifth in Wednesday's game against the Tigers. Gurriel will pick up his fourth consecutive start and looks to have settled in as Kansas City's primary option at first base. Since being acquired from Atlanta on Aug. 31, Gurriel has slashed .348/.414/.435 with five runs and four RBI through his first nine games with the Royals.
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Gurriel isn't in the Royals' lineup for Saturday's game against the Twins. Gurriel has gotten off to a solid start through his first four games with the Royals, going 3-for-9 with two RBI and a run scored. He'll get a breather Saturday while Robbie Grossman serves as Kansas City's designated hitter and bats eighth.
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Gurriel (hamstring) is starting at first base and batting seventh Friday against the Twins. He left Monday's game with hamstring tightness and made an appearance off the bench Wednesday. Gurriel is batting .333 with one run and one RBI in three games with the Royals.
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Gurriel was lifted from Monday's game against the Guardians in the eighth inning due to right hamstring tightness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. Gurriel doubled in his third plate appearance of the day but pulled up lame into second base. The 40-year-old had been dealing with a hamstring strain while at Triple-A Gwinnett before being traded to the Royals, and he has aggravated the injury in just the second game with his new club. Interim manager Paul Hoover said after the game it's considered a "super mild strain" and implied that Gurriel is day-to-day.
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The Royals selected Gurriel's (undisclosed) contract from Triple-A Omaha. He'll bat seventh as the designated hitter Sunday against the Astros. The 40-year-old was acquired from Atlanta on Saturday and will immediately join Kansas City and enter the lineup, despite having not played since Aug. 22 due to an unspecified injury while he was a member of the roster at Triple-A Gwinnett. The major-league trade deadline passed July 30, but Gurriel was able to be dealt since he was in the minor leagues. He had a .292/.378/.485 slash line with 12 home runs and 11 steals in 75 games at Triple-A with Atlanta, and his 2024 MLB debut will come against one of his former teams.
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| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 10 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .384 |
| 2023 | MIA | 108 | 298 | 32 | 73 | 4 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 4 | .245 |
| 2022 | HOU | 146 | 545 | 53 | 132 | 8 | 53 | 30 | 73 | 8 | .242 |
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| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs SAN FRANCISCO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs BLACK (CAREER) | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| vs LHP | 9/18 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/18 | vs  |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/17 | vs |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/16 | vs |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/15 | @  |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/14 | @ |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9/13 | @ |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9/11 | @  |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
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| 9/20 | vs  |
8:10 PM | Mason Black |
| 9/21 | vs |
7:10 PM | Landen Roupp |
| 9/22 | vs |
2:10 PM | Blake Snell |
| 9/24 | @  |
6:45 PM | Mitchell Parker |
| 9/25 | @ |
6:45 PM | Davidjohn Herz |
| 9/26 | @ |
1:05 PM | Patrick Corbin |
| 9/27 | @  |
7:20 PM | Max Fried |