Blue Jays place Gurriel Jr. on 10-day IL due to left hamstring strain

The Toronto Blue Jays placed outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the 10-day injured list on Friday due to a left hamstring strain.

The move is retroactive to Thursday. Gurriel exited Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning with the injury.

Gurriel, 28, has the second-best batting average on the team at .291, and has five home runs to go along with 52 RBIs in 121 games this season. 

Toronto (76-60) has won six of its last seven games entering the first of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers on Friday night.