Matt Joyce batting second for Athletics on Friday
Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce is starting in right field and batting second on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
What It Means:
The A's are shuffling the lineup on Friday, sitting shortstop Adam Rosales and sliding Chad Pinder from right field to cover for him. Joyce is in a good spot against the right-handed Alex Cobb today, with an OBP 20 points higher and an isolated power 100 points above those against lefties. He's just not hitting well in general this year.
Our algorithms project Joyce for 9.7 FanDuel Points tonight. Despite playing at home with the ninth-lowest park factor (.956), Cobb has the seventh-lowest strikeout rate among the 30 Friday starting pitchers, which makes Joyce's issues making contact less worrisome.
Source:
Baseball Press
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