{"id":86480,"date":"2024-09-25T19:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T23:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=86480"},"modified":"2024-09-25T19:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T23:06:52","slug":"royals-michael-lorenzen-return-hamstring-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/25\/royals-michael-lorenzen-return-hamstring-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Royals Starter Returns From Injured List Amid Postseason Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are getting a quality starting pitcher back with the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lorenmi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Lorenzen<\/a>, who was sidelined with a hamstring injury in late August. The Royals have also optioned right-handed pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cruzst01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Cruz<\/a> to Triple-A Omaha. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/03\/21\/michael-lorenzen-texas-rangers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Lorenzen<\/a> will start against the Washington Nationals this evening. When Lorenzen was undergoing his rehab assignments he was instructed to limit his pitch count. He will continue to follow this with his final start of the regular season. Also, starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/marshal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alec Marsh<\/a> will be moved to the bullpen, and relievers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harvehu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunter Harvey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcartja01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James McArthur<\/a> will not be returning this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have made the following roster moves: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/duogJAS1nX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/duogJAS1nX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Royals\/status\/1839020880971837909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Royals Starter Michael Lorenzen Returns to Mound Following Hamstring Injury<\/h2>\n<p>Lorenzen&#8217;s return comes at an optimal time, just before the commencement of the postseason. Going into this evening&#8217;s game, the Royals are neck and neck with the Detroit Tigers in the second spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/09\/23\/bobby-witt-jr-september-al-mvp\/\" target=\"_self\">AL Wild Card<\/a> race. This evening&#8217;s game will certainly be significant for the Royals as they look to continue to hold a spot while contending for the postseason. They currently have a two-game cushion over the cutoff in the wild card standings. The magic number for the Royals to clinch a postseason spot is four.<\/p>\n<p>Before going on the IL, Lorenzen sported a 7-6 record with an ERA of 3.43 and 92 strikeouts across 126 innings pitched. Lorenzen has put up some noteworthy stats this season pitching for the Royals. He is 18-5 in NRFIs (No Run First Innings) this season. He has gone on a streak of three with NRFI. However, his first-inning ERA and WHIP are 4.37 and 1.59. But an even better stat for Lorenzen is that since he joined the Royals he has an ERA of 1.85. Lorenzen was traded to the Royals on July 29th in exchange for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/penniwa01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-09-25_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walter Pennington<\/a>. The Royals are looking to take the second game in the series against the Nationals. This is following a big win yesterday that stopped the bleeding of a seven-game losing streak.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 David Richard-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Royals are getting a quality starting pitcher back with the return of Michael Lorenzen, who was sidelined with a hamstring injury in late August. The Royals have also optioned right-handed pitcher Steven Cruz to Triple-A Omaha. Lorenzen will start against the Washington Nationals this evening. 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