Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Expects to be back in mid-April
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Grichuk (groin) expects to return to the Rockies lineup in mid-April, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.
Grichuk is able to go through regular workouts now and is ramping back up his baseball activities following offseason hernia surgery. It does not appear he will be ready to play in any Cactus League games before the schedule runs out, but he could stay back in extended spring training to get more work in to prepare for a mid-April return.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Getting closer to game action
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Grichuk (groin) is a week to 10 days away from participating in spring training games, MLB.com reports.
Grichuk is slowly ramping up his baseball activity while recovering from offseason hernia surgery. He's unlikely to be ready for Opening Day, though he isn't expected to miss a significant amount of the regular season at this time. In Grichuk's absence, Michael Toglia and Nolan Jones are the primary candidates to start in right field.
Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Recovering from hernia surgery
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Grichuk revealed Tuesday to MLB.com's Thomas Harding that he had surgery for a bilateral sports hernia earlier this month.
Grichuk is likely to be unavailable for Opening Day because this type of procedure often requires at least six weeks of rest and rehab. The issue flared up as he was beginning to raise the intensity of his offseason work in January. "It was one of those things that was not going to get better, and it was a matter of when was it going to get worse," Grichuk said Tuesday in Rockies camp. "I'd much rather miss spring training, get back late spring and miss only a little bit of [regular-season] time than try to play through the grind."
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Power picking up
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Grichuk went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run Tuesday against the Dodgers.
Grichuk broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning with his 19th homer of the season. It was his fourth long ball across his last eight games -- he's closing an otherwise disappointing campaign in positive fashion. Across 534 plate appearances this season, Grichuk is hitting only .259/.300/.426.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Hits three-run blast in return
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Grichuk (illness) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Dodgers.
Grichuk missed the last three games with flu-like symptoms. He was clearly feeling better Saturday, as he played the whole game in right field and delivered a three-run blast off Dodgers starter Michael Grove in the fourth inning. The homer was Grichuk's fifth since the start of September and his 18th of the year. The outfielder has added a .262/.303/.423 slash line with 71 RBI, 58 runs scored, four stolen bases, 21 doubles and two triples through 137 contests this season.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Back in action Saturday
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Grichuk (illness) is starting Saturday against the Dodgers.
Grichuk was sidelined for the last three games due to flu-like symptoms, but he'll start in right field and bat seventh Saturday. Over his last six matchups, he's hit just .136 with two solo home runs, a walk and three strikeouts.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Still not starting
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Grichuk (illness) isn't starting Friday against the Dodgers.
Grichuk is out of the lineup for a third consecutive game due to flu-like symptoms, and it's not yet clear whether he'll be available off the bench Friday. Yonathan Daza will take over in center field and lead off.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Remains on bench Thursday
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Grichuk (illness) isn't starting Thursday against San Francisco, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Grichuk was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to flu-like symptoms, and he'll remain on the bench for a second consecutive game Thursday. Yonathan Daza is starting in center field and batting leadoff.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Scratched from Wednesday's lineup
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Grichuk was scratched from the lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Giants after exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
There is no word yet on the severity of his symptoms or how long he may be out for. In the meantime, Michael Toglia will move over to right field for Grichuk, allowing Elehuris Montero to start at first base and bat seventh.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Out of Tuesday's lineup
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Grichuk is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Giants.
Grichuk will step out of the lineup Tuesday after he started the last six games and went 4-for-25. Michael Toglia will take over in the outfield and bat sixth for the series opener in San Francisco.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Homers in win
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Grichuk went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in a 4-3 extra-inning victory over the Padres on Friday.
Grichuk went deep in the third inning off Sean Manaea to help power his team to victory for his 16th home run in what has been somewhat of a disappointing season for him. It appears that he will fall short of the 20-home run mark for the first time since 2016 despite playing in a hitter-friendly home park. Grichuk came into Friday's game slashing .164/.177/.279 in September.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Takes seat Monday
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Grichuk isn't starting Monday against the Giants, Danielle Allentuck of The Denver Gazette reports.
Grichuk went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a strikeout during Sunday's series finale against the Cubs, but he'll get a breather for the second time in the last three games. Yonathan Daza is starting in center field and batting second.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Riding pine Saturday
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Grichuk isn't starting Saturday against the Cubs, Patrick Lyons of TheDNVR.com reports.
Grichuk will get a breather after he went 1-for-12 with two strikeouts over the last three games. Yonathan Daza is taking over in center field and batting second.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Two clutch homers
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Grichuk went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's extra-inning win against the Brewers.
Grichuk took Peter Strzelecki deep for a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, tying the game at 6-6. He later launched a three-run walk-off homer in the 10th frame, scoring teammates Yonathan Daza and Charlie Blackmon in the process. Grichuk has now gone deep 15 times this season and the blasts ended a 13-game homerless streak. Since Aug. 19, Grichuk has produced at least one hit in 13 out of 16 games, batting .317 with three home runs, six RBI and nine runs over 60 at-bats.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Resting for series opener
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Grichuk is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Brewers.
Grichuk will get a breather for the second game in a row after he was previously on the bench for the nightcap of Sunday's doubleheader in Cincinnati. Garrett Hampson will spell Grichuk in the outfield, with Sean Bouchard and Charlie Blackmon flanking Hampson in left and right field, respectively.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Sitting for second game Sunday
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Grichuk is out of the lineup for the second game of Sunday's doubleheader with the Reds.
He'll get a breather for the final contest of the series after going 1-for-5 with two strikeouts in the Rockies' 8-4 win in Game 1. Garrett Hampson will pick up a start in the outfield in Game 2 in Grichuk's stead.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Hitting streak reaches 10 games
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Grichuk went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Tuesday's win over Atlanta.
With two hits Tuesday, Grichuk extended his hitting streak to 10 games. He is batting .385 in that stretch but has only three extra-base hits. Manager Bud Black has slotted Grichuk in the leadoff spot more in recent games, and it is possible the outfielder has changed his approach to hit for more average. Whatever the case, Grichuk has the hot hand and is worth starting in most leagues as long as he stays atop the Colorado lineup.
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Rockies' Randal Grichuk: Mashes 13th home run
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Grichuk went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Sunday's extra-innings loss against the Giants.
Grichuk's 13th home run was a 462-foot moonshot to left-center that scored Charlie Blackmon and tied the game at six in the bottom of the eighth. Grichuk is now hitting .304 with four home runs in the month of August and is slashing .267/.307.427 this year. Nine of his 13 home runs have come at home.
