Jays’ Gurriel Jr. expects a ‘little competition’ ahead of matchup with brother
TORONTO — Three days after a record-breaking night on two diamonds across the continent, the Gurriel brothers will be under the same roof.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a pair of solo home runs in the Toronto Blue Jays’ 11-3 loss to the Tampa Bay on Friday at the Rogers Centre. That same evening, his older brother, Yuli Gurriel, hit two of his own for the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, making them the first brothers in MLB history with multi-homer outings on the same day.
O Monday, the two brothers will face each other for the first time as the Blue Jays open their final home series, a three-game set against the Astros.
The Cuban pair — who are separated in age by about nine years — talk regularly and are “excited” about the meeting, but Gurriel Jr. was coy about there being any bragging rights on the line.