| 5/21/2013 9:46:00 PM |
Description: Rays outfielder Matt Joyce left Tuesday's game with a hamstring injury, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. | Insight: Joyce was removed for precautionary reasons for what the team is calling right hamstring tightness. | | |
| 5/18/2013 8:59:00 PM |
Description: Rays outfielder Matt Joyce hit his first homer since May 1 Saturday against the Orioles. | Insight: Joyce went 3-for-5 with five RBI in the game. He'll have an outburst from time to time, but he doesn't sustain his success long enough to satisfy fantasy owners. | | |
| 4/28/2013 8:41:00 PM |
Description: Rays outfielder Matt Joyce slammed a two-run homer, walked twice and scored three runs Sunday against the White Sox. | Insight: Joyce has gone 4-for-13 with two homers, two RBIs and six runs over his last three games. He's batting .209 this year. | | |
| 4/23/2013 11:54:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce is a career .455 hitter with a pair of home runs and a 1.844 OPS against Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes. | Insight: Joyce figured to get Monday night off with Yankees starter CC Sabathia on the hill and he did, but Tuesday is a much better matchup. He's on a five-game hitting streak and worth a shot. | | |
| Cold | 4/22/2013 9:54:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce figures to get the night off with Yankees starter CC Sabathia on the hill as he's faced the left-hander six times in his career and struck out on five occasions. | Insight: Joyce has a five-game hitting streak, yet still is batting just .204. Manager Joe Maddon usually follows the numbers, therefore expect Joyce to sit for Sam Fuld. | | |
| 4/16/2013 10:18:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce is a career .417 hitter with a homer and a 1.217 OPS in a dozen at-bats against Baltimore right-hander Jake Arrieta. | Insight: Joyce is struggling coming into the game, batting just .147 this season and one for his last 14 at-bats, but he did have a respectable .810 OPS against right-handers in 2012. If he's going to break out of his slump, Tuesday might be the matchup to get him started. | | |
| 4/4/2013 10:08:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce sent a 3-1 Tommy Hunter offering into the seats Wednesday for his first career walk-off home run. | Insight: Joyce entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Jose Labaton in the seventh and replaced Sean Rodriguez in left field the following inning. Joyce does have an All-Star nod on his resume (2011) so he's certainly worth keeping an eye on in fantasy leagues. | | |
| 9/30/2012 1:19:00 PM |
Description: Rays outfielder Matt Joyce is getting a rest Sunday against the White Sox. | Insight: Joyce (.244, 17 HR, 59 RBI) connected on a couple of homers last night but overall, he's still hitting just .203 for the month of September. | | |
| 9/29/2012 10:06:00 PM |
Description: Tampa Bay right fielder Matt Joyce clobbered two homers Saturday in a win versus the White Sox. | Insight: That breaks a 21-game homerless drought for Joyce. Unfortunately for Tampa Bay fans, the Orioles and Athletics both won on Saturday, so the Rays were unable to gain any ground in the Wild Card race. They'll need a small miracle if they hope to erase their three game deficit by the end of the regular season. | | |
| 9/26/2012 6:54:00 PM |
Description: Rays outfielder Matt Joyce will sit out Wednesday night's game in Boston. | Insight: Joyce (.245, 15 HR, 55 RBI) is hitting just .202 against lefties this season so manager Joe Maddon will give him the night off with Jon Lester pitching for the Red Sox. Desmond Jennings (.253, 13 HR, 47 RBI) will slide over to right field Wednesday with Ben Francisco (.243, 3 HR, 12 RBI) taking Jennings' place in left. | | |
| 9/20/2012 10:30:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay right fielder Matt Joyce has been money against Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz. In 12 previous at bats, Joyce is hitting .417 versus the Boston righthander. | Insight: Joyce (.249, 15 HR, 54 RBI) broke out of a 2-for-19 slump with a pair of hits Wednesday in the Rays' 13-3 blowout win. Expect him to make even more noise with his bat Thursday against Buchholz (11-6, 4.33 ERA). | | |
| 9/15/2012 9:54:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce is a career .067 hitter (1-for-15) against Yankees right-hander Ivan Nova. | Insight: Joyce is normally a much better hitter against right-handers than lefties, in fact, 67 points higher for his career, but he struggles against Nova and should not be started. | | |
| 9/14/2012 6:52:00 PM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce is absent from Friday night's starting lineup. | Insight: Joyce was out yesterday too, so we're wondering if this could be an injury. Ben Francisco (.247, 3 HR, 10 RBI) is getting the start in right. | | |
| 9/13/2012 11:59:00 AM |
Description: Rays right fielder Matt Joyce is getting the afternoon off Thursday against Baltimore. | Insight: He is hitting a mere .218 since the All-Star break. Joyce has underachieved this season (.253, 15 HR, 52 RBI) after being named an American League All-Star in 2011 (.277, 19 HR, 75 RBI). | | |
| Cold | 9/2/2012 9:09:00 AM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce is hitting an abysmal .211 with four homers and 40 strikeouts in his last 42 games, and Sunday won't provide much relief for fantasy owners. | Insight: Joyce did homer as part of a multi-hit game Saturday but he'll face Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero Sunday, against whom he is 2-for-17 (.118). Avoid this matchup. | | |
| Cold | 8/30/2012 4:42:00 PM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce (forearm) is in the lineup Thursday, according to Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune. | Insight: Joyce is hitting just .200 in 70 August at bats, so you might want to leave him on the bench anyway. | | |
| Cold | 8/29/2012 7:03:00 PM |
Description: Tampa Bay outfielder Matt Joyce is out with a left forearm injury. He'll miss Wednesday night's game against the Rangers. | Insight: In addition to the arm injury, Joyce is also having his worst offensive month of the season, hitting just .200 in 70 August at bats. | | |
| Cold | 8/28/2012 9:22:00 PM |
Description: Rays right fielder Matt Joyce left Tuesday's game with a left forearm strain, according to Roger Mooney of the Tampa Tribune. | Insight: Joyce came into Tuesday's game 4-for-38 in his last 11 games. He's considered day-to-day. | | |
| Cold | 8/27/2012 7:32:00 PM |
Description: Rays right fielder Matt Joyce is getting the night off Monday against Texas. | Insight: Joyce is in the midst of a 4-for-37 slide and has witnessed his batting average fall from .272 to .256 during that period. | | |
| Cold | 8/20/2012 7:04:00 PM |
Description: Outfielder Matt Joyce isn't in the starting nine for Tampa Bay's series opener against the Royals. | Insight: Joyce broke out of an 0-for-15 slide with an RBI single on Sunday. He's hitting only .224 for the month and just .227 since the All-Star break. | | |
