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Lorenzen

Lorenzen was returning from a strained hamstring tonight, and we’re guessing that’s the problem again, given that he didn’t seem to be troubled by his arm before walking off the mound. Daniel Lynch IV replaced him against the Rangers.

Lorenzen is returning from a strained hamstring to face the Nationals tonight.

Lorenzen will be returning from a hamstring strain that he suffered at the end of August. Quatraro also mentioned that Alec Marsh will move to the bullpen. Lorenzen has a 3.42 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 92 strikeouts in 126 innings on the season.

The exact wordage was “on track” so there’s no guarantee that Lorenzen gets the rehab start, but it seems likely. The 32-year-old was placed on the injured list at the end of the August, so if things go well in that rehab outing — assuming it happens, of course — he has a chance to make his start after that with the Royals.

The Royals placed Lorenzen on the 15-day IL on August 29th and put a two- to three-week timeline on his return at that point. Up to now, Lorenzen has not thrown a bullpen yet as the team waits for his muscle to fully heal, but he has been keeping his arm in shape by playing catch. Until he throws a bullpen, it’s impossible to know exactly how long he’ll be out.

Lorenzen was officially placed on the injured list prior to Wednesday’s game against the Guardians after exiting his start on Tuesday night with a left hamstring strain. Given the timing of the injury, he’s probably going to miss the majority, if not all, of the final month of the regular season.

The fact it’s already been labeled a hamstring strain by the Royals means Lorenzen is a pretty strong bet to wind up requiring a trip to the injured list. The 32-year-old veteran right-hander suffered the injury during the second inning of Tuesday’s start against the Guardians while covering the first-base bag. There should be an additional update on his status following the contest.

Lorenzen managed to stay in the contest initially after his left leg came down awkwardly while covering first base in the second inning. He faced just one more batter before leaving the contest with a trainer. He struck out one over 1 2/3 scoreless frames prior to his early exit. There should be an update on his status following the contest.

Lorenzen was outstanding on Wednesday, holding the Angels off the board over seven frames. He scattered four hits and two walks while striking out five in what was his best start of the season. The 32-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 3.47 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and a 91/57 K/BB ratio across 124 1/3 innings. He’s set to take on the Guardians in Cleveland on Tuesday.

Lorenzen did walk three but also struck out three while inducing just six whiffs on 36 swings for a 17 percent whiff rate and 22 percent CSW. Lorenzen never seems to dazzle or put up impressive swinging strike rates, but he continues to deliver. He now has a 3.68 ERA on the season and gets a great matchup next week against the Angels.