May 10, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 1-for-5 with a grand slam and an RBI groundout in Friday's 14-11 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Gurriel hit an RBI groundout in the bottom of the fourth inning to cut the Dodgers' lead to 8-4. In his next at-bat, the 31-year-old belted a grand slam off Dodgers pitcher
Anthony Banda in the bottom of the fifth inning to tie the game 8-8. His home run traveled 401 feet with an exit velocity of 105.9 mph. He has now collected a hit in six of his last nine games and is hitting .306 (11-for-36) with three home runs and 10 RBI in May. Overall, Gurriel is slashing .213/.238/.418 with seven home runs, 25 RBI, 14 runs, and a stolen base across 151 plate appearances. Fantasy managers should continue to roll with Gurriel while he's swinging a hot bat as he looks to build on Friday's performance in this weekend's series against Los Angeles.
--Brad Camara - RotoBallerSource: MLB
May 4, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI, and a run scored in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Phillies. It was the 6-foot-3 slugger's third multi-hit game in his last four, going 8-for-16 (.500) over that stretch with three doubles, a home run, three RBI, and three runs scored. Hitting just .214 on the season, his xBA of .260 suggests the results should have been better (.196 BABIP), and perhaps this four-game stretch is the beginning of a turnaround that gets him back to a more respectable batting average. The Cuban's 83.5 percent contact rate and 11.2 percent strikeout rate are the best of his career, so look for him to add to his .214-5-18-11-1 line.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
April 3, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. turned in a productive game in a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. Gurriel went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk to help power Arizona to the win. He kicked off the scoring in the game with a one-out, two-run homer off New York starter
Carlos Rodon in the first inning, a blast that traveled 399 feet with an exit velocity of 106.8 MPH. Gurriel is now hitting .217 with two homers, four runs, and five RBI through 23 at-bats this season.
--Matt T - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
April 1, 2025
Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is getting the day off in the Bronx on Tuesday against the hosting New York Yankees.
Jake McCarthy is starting in left field and is batting seventh, while
Alek Thomas will start in center and hit eighth against Yankees right-hander
Will Warren, who will be making just the sixth start of his young career. Gurriel will get his first breather early in the season after going 4-for-19 with a home runs, double, three RBI, three runs scored and a strikeout in his first four games. McCarthy, a former first-rounder, is still searching for his first hit of 2025 after going 0-for-8 with two RBI and two strikeouts in his first three games. Thomas has played in only two games so far this year but has looked good at the plate, going 5-for-7 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored in nine plate appearances.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com
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