"Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was carted off the field after a non-contact injury in left-center. Both he and Blaze Alexander - who was making his first career appearance in center field - were tracking a drive to the left-center gap off the bat of Rowdy Tellez. Alexander laid out to make an exceptional diving grab, but Gurriel only pulled up and pivoted in the final second or so before a potential collision."
"The team didn't have an initial diagnosis on Gurriel last night. Manager Torey Lovullo told reporters after the game that they'd scheduled an MRI for today and would know more after the fact ( link via Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic). Presumably, he'll have an update before tonight's game against the Rangers - assuming there's a confirmed diagnosis after one wave of imaging, anyhow."
"With the D-backs 6.5 games out of a Wild Card spot and 11 back in the division, it's likely they'll proceed with caution if there's an injury of even modest note. Arizona's playoff odds are down around 1% at this point, and if Gurriel was fortunate enough to avoid any major damage, there's little sense rushing back and risking something more severe by playing at less than 100%."
"The 31-year-old Gurriel has had perhaps the least-productive season of his lengthy MLB tenure. He was well on his way to his fourth career 20-homer season, with 19 big flies under his belt already, but Gurriel's .248/.295/.418 slash is about 6% worse than league average, by measure of wRC+. If last night's incident led to an injury that cuts his season short, that would be the first below-average season of his career at the plate."
Outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was carted off after pulling up and pivoting while tracking a drive to left-center and required assistance to a cart. Blaze Alexander made a diving catch while making his first career appearance in center and the two avoided collision. The team had no immediate diagnosis and scheduled an MRI for the following day, with an update expected before the next game. Arizona sits well outside playoff contention and is likely to exercise caution rather than risk further injury. Gurriel's .248/.295/.418 slash marks a down offensive season despite 19 home runs.
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