| 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. | | |
| 10/22/2012 9:37:00 AM |
Description: Cardinals left fielder Matt Holliday missed Sunday's NLCS Game 6 with lower back tightness and he's likely to miss Monday night's Game 7 for that same reason. | Insight: With Holliday out, Allen Craig moved to left field last night with Matt Carpenter taking over at first base. You can expect that same setup in Monday's night elimination game. | | |
| 10/14/2012 11:27:00 AM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday has a dismal .167 lifetime average versus Giants lefthander Madison Bumgarner. | Insight: Bumgarner is 0-2 against the Cardinals this season, but for some reason, he's always had Holliday's number. Holliday hit just .190 during the Division Series, though he was able to produce five RBI. | | |
| 10/10/2012 8:03:00 PM |
Description: Cardinals rightfielder Matt Holliday went 3-for-5 with two RBI Wednesday in an 8-0 win over the Nationals. | Insight: Holliday had been hitless for the series prior to Game 3's breakout performance. He's hitting .285 for his career in 123 postseason at bats. | | |
| 10/5/2012 9:16:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis outfielder Matt Holliday smashed two hits Friday in a 6-3 win over Atlanta including a solo homer in the top of the sixth inning. | Insight: The solo blast was Holliday's eighth postseason home run. Holliday and the Cardinals now head back to St. Louis to take on the NL East Champion Nationals in the NLDS. | | |
| Hot | 10/3/2012 10:35:00 AM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday is a career .440 hitter (11-for-22) with a pair of homers and a 1.321 OPS against Reds starter Homer Bailey. | Insight: Holliday has been solid again this season, batting .295 with 95 runs scored, 27 HR and RBI. He should finish the regular season with a flurry in this favorable matchup. | | |
| 9/28/2012 10:48:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday is day-to-day with a left elbow contusion, according to B.J. Rains of FoxSportsMidwest.com. The outfielder left Friday's game after being hit by a pitch. | Insight: The Cardinals were leading 9-1 in the sixth inning at the time of the HBP. Holliday has been dealing with back tightness as of late so you have to wonder why he was even in the game at the time he was hit. | | |
| 9/28/2012 10:29:00 PM |
Description: St. Louis left fielder Matt Holliday left Friday's game after being hit in the left elbow by a pitch. | Insight: The Cardinals were leading 9-1 in the sixth inning at the time of the HBP. Holliday has been dealing with back tightness as of late so you have to wonder why he was even in the game at the time he was hit. | | |
