Matthew Joyce

Matt Joyce out of the lineup for Oakland

Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce is out of the starting lineup for Thursday's road game against the Boston Red Sox.

What It Means:

It's a routine day off for Joyce, and he'll be spelled in left field by Renato Nunez, while Chad Pinder will move up to the two-hole to take Joyce' spot in the batting order.

Joyce has a .346 wOBA through 125 games in 2017, and numberFire's models project him to bat .255 while adding 3 home runs and 8 RBI in 60 plate appearances over the remainder of the season.