| Hot | 6/16/2013 11:36:00 AM |
Description: Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco, who will start Sunday against the Cardinals, has struggled with Matt Holliday in the batter's box in their previous meetings. UPDATE: Holliday is not in the lineup Sunday. | Insight: Holliday is 11-for-24 (.458) with three doubles, a triple, two homers and six RBI against Nolasco. The hulking outfielder has gone 18-for-49 (.367) with four doubles, two homers and eight RBI over his last 12 games. However, he's getting a day off Sunday, so he won't get to take advantage of this matchup. | | |
| Hot | 6/11/2013 10:06:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday is batting .438 over his last eight games. | Insight: Fantasy owners have been waiting all season for Holliday to break out. He went 3-for-5 with three runs and one RBI Tuesday against the Mets and is 14 for his last 32. He has raised his average from .244 to .271 in that span. | | |
| 6/6/2013 10:46:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday went 2-for-3 with a homer, two RBI and a walk Thursday against Arizona. | Insight: Fantasy owners are still waiting for Holliday's production to meet expectations. He's hitting .256 with nine homers and 33 RBI, but he should get going eventually. He has been one of the most consistent producers in fantasy in his career. | | |
| 6/3/2013 11:05:00 AM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday is a career 3-for-9 against Arizona starter Trevor Cahill with three home runs and a 1.667 OPS. | Insight: Holliday is hitless in his last three starts and batting just .244 this season, but this matchup could help his fantasy totals. | | |
| 5/28/2013 10:26:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday hit his seventh home run of the season Tuesday versus Kansas City. | Insight: Holliday got a day off Monday after going 0-for-11 over his last three games. He's batting .258 this season, but has been unlucky with a .267 BABIP. His strikeout rate is actually way down from last season. | | |
| 5/27/2013 12:35:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday is not in Monday's starting lineup. Just a regular day off, no injury involved. | Insight: Holliday is batting a mediocre .253 with six homers and 28 RBI. We await his return to the .300 hitter we know he will be by the end of the season. | | |
| 5/21/2013 11:14:00 AM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday has usually been successful against Padres starter Edinson Volquez, batting .412 with a 1.268 OPS over 17 at-bats. | Insight: Holliday is slowly getting his batting average up after starting out hitting .233 over his first 17 games. Still, he's at a very un-Holliday-like .266 with a .783 OPS. This matchup might help. | | |
| 5/19/2013 10:51:00 AM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday will see Milwaukee starter Kyle Lohse Sunday, against whom he is 8-for-15 with one homer. | Insight: That's a .533 average. Holliday slowly but surely is getting his batting average up after starting out hitting .233 over his first 17 games. He's batting .299 with four homers, 14 RBI and a 12/7 K/BB over his last 22 contests. | | |
| 5/16/2013 12:07:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday is not in the starting lineup for Thursday afternoon's game against the Mets, according to Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com. | Insight: He's getting a routine day off, giving Ty Wigginton a chance to start. Wigginton is 4-for-10 with two doubles, three RBI and five walks against Mets starter Jon Niese. Jon Jay is also out of the lineup, while Yadier Molina and David Freese return to action after their day off Wednesday. | | |
| 5/12/2013 12:22:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday tweaked his ankle Saturday against Colorado, but is back in the lineup on Sunday. | Insight: He left in the ninth inning, but apparently it wasn't a problem when he came to the park this morning. | | |
| 5/11/2013 8:21:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday tweaked his ankle Saturday against Colorado. | Insight: He left in the ninth inning. Shane Robinson could see some action in left if Holliday has to sit out a few games. | | |
| 5/7/2013 10:12:00 AM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is 6-for-18 (.333) against Chicago Cubs starter Travis Wood with a pair of home runs and a 1.111 OPS. | Insight: In fact, against the left-hander Wood, St. Louis has nine players with an OPS of 1.000 or better. This could be the day to load your fantasy lineup with Cardinals, starting with Holliday. | | |
| 5/1/2013 10:01:00 AM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is 12-for-27 (.444) against Cincinnati right-hander Homer Bailey with a pair of home runs and a 1.352 career OPS. | Insight: Holliday went deep on Tuesday and has a favorable matchup on Wednesday afternoon. He should be in all fantasty lineups. | | |
| 4/24/2013 6:38:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday went 3-for-4 with an RBI Wednesday afternoon against the Nationals. | Insight: Holliday has gone 5-for-8 over the last two games to raise his average from .233 to .279. He has a 9/10 K/BB and hasn't struck out in the last four games. | | |
| 4/21/2013 10:59:00 AM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is just 2.-for-18 against Phillies right-hander Kyle Kendrick. | Insight: Sometimes a guy just has your number, regardless of the disparity in talent level. Holliday is hitting just .246 this season, but does have a 9/10 K/BB and 12 RBIs. He's a risky play Sunday. | | |
| 4/15/2013 1:21:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday, on a seven-game hitting streak, is a career .133 hitter versus Pittsburgh starter James McDonald. | Insight: Add Holliday's bad numbers versus McDonald to those of Carlo Beltran and Jon Jay and you should probably avoid the entire top end of the Cardinals lineup, although Yadier Molina (4-for-8) could be the lone exception. | | |
| 4/10/2013 10:24:00 AM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday is a career .440 hitter versus Reds starter Homer Bailey with a pair of homers and a 1.321 OPS. | Insight: Holliday has a homer and five RBIs this season, but is just 6-for-28 (.214) with five strikeouts. He's no longer the superstar he was when he played half his games in Colorado, but he's still a 25-28 HR guy who can knock in 100 runs. | | |
| 4/7/2013 1:10:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday will take a seat Sunday against the Giants. Matt Adams will start at first base and Allen Craig will get a start in left field. | Insight: Holliday has a homer and five RBIs this season but is 4-for-22 (.182) with five strikeouts. He is also 8-for-40 against Giants starter Matt Cain. | | |
| 4/7/2013 11:01:00 AM |
Description: It has been a mixed bag for Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday when it comes to hitting against Giants starter Matt Cain. He has three homers and six RBIs, but is 8-for-40 (.200) overall with 10 Ks. | Insight: Holliday has a homer and five RBIs this season but is 4-for-22 (.182) with five strikeouts. | | |
| 3/26/2013 5:42:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday was scratched from Tuesday's lineup due to tightness in his left side, but manager Mike Matheny said that the move was precautionary. SOURCE: Tim Kurkjian, ESPN | Insight: Holliday could be back as early as Wednesday so fantasy owners shouldn't be worried. | | |
