YULI GURRIEL NEWS

Salty fans, hot Yankees greet Astros in return to Bronx

Boos and bad words streamed loudly from the seats in the Houston Astros’ return to Yankee Stadium, and New York got a homer and four hits from Giancarlo Stanton to sate those spite...

MAY 5, 2021 • Associated Press

New York plays Houston, aims to build on Kluber's solid showing

New York looks to follow up a dominant outing by Sunday starter Corey Kluber

MAY 4, 2021 • Associated Press

Houston visits Tampa Bay, looks to build on Urquidy's solid outing

Houston looks to follow up a dominant outing by Saturday starter Jose Urquidy

MAY 2, 2021 • Associated Press

Urquidy pitches 7 scoreless innings, Astros beat Rays 3-1

Jose Urquidy scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros made an early lead stand up, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1

MAY 1, 2021 • Associated Press

Astros in action against the Rays after McCullers Jr.'s strong showing

Houston looks to follow up a dominant outing by Friday starter Lance McCullers

MAY 1, 2021 • Associated Press

Astros activate Yordan Alvarez off injured list; Yuli Gurriel gets day off The Astros did not make Alvarez available for interviews before Friday’s game, leaving...

APRIL 30, 2021 • HOUSTONCHRONICLE.COM

Receives first day off Friday Gurriel is not in the lineup Friday against the Rays, Jake Kaplan of The Athletic reports.

Impact The 36-year-old started the first 25 games of the season at first base for the Astros, and he'll receive a well-earned day off after posting a .999 OPS with four homers, seven doubles, 16 RBI and 11 runs. Aledmys Diaz will take over at first base in place of Gurriel on Friday.

APRIL 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yarbrough expected to start as Rays host the Astros

The Astros will start Lance McCullers Jr. on Friday and the Rays are expected to counter with Ryan Yarbrough

APRIL 30, 2021 • Associated Press

Kikuchi no-hit into 7th leads Mariners over Astros 1-0

Yusei Kikuchi took a no-hit bid into the the seventh inning, Taylor Trammell homered and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 1-0 to avoid a four-game series sweep

APRIL 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Mariners take 4-game slide into matchup with Astros

Seattle heads into the matchup against Houston in a rut, losers of four straight

APRIL 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Castro's walk helps Astros rally in 8th to beat M's 7-5

Pinch-hitter Jason Castro drew a bases-loaded walk to put Houston in front during a four-run eighth inning, and the Astros rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-5

APRIL 29, 2021 • Associated Press

Astros take on the Mariners following Javier's solid performance

Houston looks to follow up a dominant outing by Tuesday starter Cristian Javier

APRIL 28, 2021 • Associated Press

Records multiple hits Gurriel went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Monday's 5-2 win over Seattle.

Impact This was his league-high-tying ninth multi-hit game of the season. He's up to 28 hits, which ties him for fifth in MLB. With Houston's stars returning from a stay on the COVID-19 protocols list, Gurriel's hits are producing runs. He's collected an RBI in six consecutive games, totaling 11 over that span.

APRIL 27, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gonzales, Mariners to take on Javier, Astros

The Mariners will start Marco Gonzales on Tuesday while the Astros are expected to counter with Cristian Javier

APRIL 27, 2021 • Associated Press

Altuve helps Astros beat Mariners 5-2 after COVID-19 bout

Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBIs in his return after testing positive for COVID-19, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners

APRIL 27, 2021 • Associated Press

Clocks fourth homer Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Angels.

Impact Gurriel launched a two-run shot off Dylan Bundy in the seventh inning to tie the game at 2-2. He's been on fire this week, racking up three homers and 10 RBI over his last five games. The 36-year-old righty is slashing .333/.451/.560 through 91 plate appearances.

APRIL 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ohtani's HR helps Angels end skid with 4-2 win over Astros

Shohei Ohtani’s tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning helped the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-2 win over the Houston Astros to snap a four-game skid

APRIL 25, 2021 • Associated Press

On RBI binge Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBI in Saturday's 16-2 win over the Angels.

Impact Gurriel is on an RBI spree of late, registering at least one In four straight contests and delivering eight runs during that stretch. Prior to that, he had knocked in just five over his first 16 games. Houston's been up and then down to start the season, but Gurriel has remained healthy and consistent. The 37-year-old corner infielder is slashing .338/.460/.535 through 20 games.

APRIL 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Slumping Angels look to stop 4-game slide against Astros

Los Angeles will try to break its four-game losing streak when the Angels take on Houston

APRIL 25, 2021 • Associated Press

Emanuel goes 8 2/3 in relief in MLB debut, Astros bop Angels

Kent Emanuel worked 8 2/3 innings in relief in his major league debut, saving Houston’s bullpen after Jake Odorizzi left early with an injury, and the Astros routed the Los Angeles...

APRIL 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Garcia's pinch hit lifts Astros over Angels 5-4 in 10

Rookie pinch-hitter Robel Garcia’s RBI single in Houston’s three-run 10th inning sent the Astros to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels

APRIL 24, 2021 • Associated Press

Goes deep in win Gurriel went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Friday's win over the Angels.

Impact Gurriel's two-run blast in the seventh inning tied the game up at 2-2 and helped force extra innings. The 36-year-old infielder is slashing .328/.451/.522 with three home runs and 11 RBI this season.

APRIL 24, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

The top 35 Major League Baseball players over age 35

Ranking young players is easy. Jake Mintz does the real work, bringing us his 35 favorite over-35 MLB players, from Miggy to Max.

APRIL 23, 2021 • FOX SPORTS

Knocks in all three runs in loss Gurriel went 1-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in Wednesdays' 6-3 loss to the Rockies.

Impact Gurriel swatted a game-tying two-run homer off Rockies starter Austin Gomber in the second inning. In the ninth, Gurriel earned another RBI with a groundout to plate Carlos Correa. The 36-year-old Gurriel is slashing .333/.452/.500 with two homers, eight RBI and six runs scored across 73 plate appearances.

APRIL 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Gomber lifts Rockies 6-3, Astros' 9th loss in 10 games

Austin Gomber got his first victory for the Colorado Rockies, allowing two hits over six innings to beat the Astros 6-3 on a wintry afternoon and send Houston to its ninth loss in...

APRIL 21, 2021 • Associated Press