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AL Injury Notes: Cruz, Gurriel, Springer

By TC Zencka | September 7, 2019 at 9:20am CDT

The Twins fell 6-2 in 11 innings to their chaser in the AL Central last night, yet they remain 5 1/2 games ahead of the Indians for the division crown. Minnesota is just 6-8 head-to-head against their eastern rival with five matchups remaining, all in the next ten days. More troublesome to the Twins, they may be without Nelson Cruz for at least these next couple showdowns. Cruz exited the ballgame in the tenth inning with wrist soreness, but he’s being listed as day-to-day, per MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park (via Twitter). Cruz carries an MVP-caliber bat when he’s healthy, arguably the best DH in the game with a .305/.385/.631 mark that pairs nicely with his traditional counting stats of 35 home runs and 92 RBIs. The wrist has been an issue for Cruz, however, as it’s already landed him on the IL twice. He was diagnosed with a ruptured ECU tendon back in March, but manager Rocco Baldelli insists the injury is nothing significant, tweets The Athletic’s Dan Hayes. Even minor injuries can have significant impact this time of year, of course, so let’s check in on a couple of injury scares for Minnesota’s potential dance partner in the upcoming ALDS.

  • Yuli Gurriel’s thunderous second half in Houston should return after just a brief interlude. The Astros first baseman left yesterday’s game with left hamstring discomfort, but he is considered day-to-day, per Mark Berman of Fox Houston. After authoring marks of .277/.314/.482 in the first half that fell just far enough below his career averages to spark fears of age-based decline for the 35-year-old, Yuli came out with a blistering second half: .351/.409/.660, pulling his overall productivity mark up to 135 wRC+, the 23rd highest mark in the majors. Gurriel’s leveling up paired with the arrival of Yordan Alvarez has made an already-strong Astros lineup certifiable.
  • In a separate tweet, Berman provides video of George Springer taking batting practice and having himself a time. This should be a welcome sight for the Houston faithful, who saw Springer suffer a mild concussion while colliding into the wall Tuesday night. It’s been a career year for Springer in this, his age-28 season, as he’s put up his most complete season to date with a line of .297/.389/.573. His 155 wRC+ pegs him as the 7th most-productive hitter in the majors this season, joining four of his Houston brethren in the top-25 among qualified hitters (Alvarez doesn’t yet qualify). From the looks of it, Springer should return to the Houston lineup shortly.
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  1. terry

    1 year ago

    Cruz, at 39 is amazing to watch and before you say it I know he was suspended for 50 games in 2013. That was 6 years ago and there is no proof he’s using now. He makes the Twins better.

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    • JDGoat

      1 year ago

      Those guys who have already been popped probably get a lot more not so random tests than others who haven’t. It definitely wouldn’t be worth it for him to be still juicing.

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    • jdodson1822

      1 year ago

      Guys who used PED and then stopped still keep some of the gains, they never to bad to where they were when they first started.

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      • jdodson1822

        1 year ago

        go back*

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      • chadkaboom

        1 year ago

        really depends on what kind of PEDs he was using. not all are body mass boosting substances that are flagged

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  2. whyhayzee

    1 year ago

    Nobody cheats anymore because drug testing is perfect.

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  3. 5TUNT1N

    1 year ago

    That and they just made the ball on steroids so the players don’t have to be!

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  4. Steven St Croix

    1 year ago

    If everybody is healthy, I’ll take Houston to win it all.

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    • whyhayzee

      1 year ago

      That would be awesome!

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    • Tom E. Snyder

      1 year ago

      Have you bought your mattress yet?

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    • harden-westbrook-mvps

      1 year ago

      The Astros are slowly becoming the Golden State Warriors of baseball. They should get Springer back on Sunday, then Gurriel soon after that. Correa is also expected to be back in another week or so, and then Ryan Pressly about the same time. Hopefully Brad Peacock will also be good to go when the playoffs begin, and they might have a space for Collin McHugh in the bullpen if he returns.

      But with Osuna, Pressly, Joe Smith, and Will Harris all locks for the postseason there’s only so much space for others like Peacock, Rondon, Devo, Josh James, and McHugh.

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