KANSAS CITY -- Royals Gold Glove outfielder Alex Gordon left Friday night's series opener against the Orioles with tightness in his right groin, club officials announced.
Gordon was pulled for rookie pinch-hitter Jorge Bonifacio in the bottom of the seventh. In the top of the seventh, Gordon lunged for a line drive over his head hit by Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph.
The club said Gordon was pulled as a precautionary measure.
Entering Friday, Gordon was hitting .158 with zero home runs and seven RBIs. His OPS was .463.
"Not swinging the bat well and not seeing it well," manager Ned Yost said.