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Gurriel Jr.

Gurriel was robbed of a hit on a diving play in the outfield in the second inning on a 107 mph line drive. He then drove in two runs on a double in the fifth before adding a triple in the seventh and scoring. The 31-year-old outfielder is slashing .253/.300/.429 with 12 homers, 46 RBI, and seven steals across 353 plate appearances.

Gurriel drew a walk in the fourth inning and scored on a home run by Jake McCarthy. He then added a homer of his own, taking Carson Seymour deep for a two-run blast in the fifth, his second straight game with a homer. The 31-year-old outfielder is slashing .251/.299/.423 with 12 homers, 44 RBI, and seven steals over 335 plate appearances.

Gurriel doubled the Diamondbacks’ lead to 2-0 with a solo homer off Logan Webb. He’s now up to 11 on the season, and three of those roundtrippers came in the month of June. Gurriel’s slash of .250/.296/.414 isn’t awe-inspiring, but it’s important to note that his slash was a dismal .181/.204/.343 at the end of April.

Gurriel got off to a slow start to the season, but since May 1st, he’s hitting .307/.367/.497 with six home runs, 15 runs scored, and 23 RBI in four games. The 31-year-old has a $13 million player option after this season, so there’s a chance he tests the free agent market in the off-season. If the Diamondbacks think that’s a risk, they may look to trade Gurriel away at the deadline this year.

Gurriel took Logan Evans deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning, then singled to lead off the sixth before stealing second and scoring on a home run by Gabriel Moreno. The 31-year-old outfielder is having another solid all-around season in Arizona, hitting .258/.304/.446 with ten homers, 37 RBI and four steals across 263 plate appearances.

This was a slow night for both the Braves’ and Diamondbacks’ offenses. They scored three runs and had just one extra-base hit combined. Gurriel started that scoring off when he dunked a single into right-center field off Chris Sale and that was the only run either team scored until the ninth inning. He’s put together a fine season with eight home runs and a .731 OPS albeit with a .298 on-base percentage.

Gurriel got the Diamondbacks on the board first in this one with an RBI double off of Mitchell Parker in the opening inning. He then rode home on a two-run blast off the bat of Eugenio Suarez. As a team, the Diamondbacks had just three hits in the contest, but that’s all the offense they would need. On the season, the 31-year-old outfielder is now hitting .251/.291/.436 with eight homers, 33 RBI and three stolen bases.

Gurriel will get a breather Saturday against Michael Soroka and the Washington pitching staff. Randal Grichuk gets the start in left field and he’ll hit eighth while Gurriel rests.

It’s a rare night off for Gurriel with rookie Tim Tawa entering the lineup to play left field and face Dodgers righty Dustin May. It’ll be Gabriel Moreno, who has homered in back-to-back contests and is hitting .321 over his last 15 games, moving up to the third spot in Arizona’s lineup.

Gurriel hammered a two-run shot to score Corbin Carroll and himself and give the Diamondbacks a 5-0 lead. He’s now up to 37 RBI on the season to go with eight homers, and it puts him on pace to reach the 100-RBI mark for the first time in his career. Those numbers are solid, but the .227 average and .271 on-base percentage certainly leave a bit to be desired.