Matt Joyce leads Pirates past Angels, 8-7 Matt Joyce beat the Angels on Saturday, providing the winning runs in a particularly cruel 8-7 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

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Angels' Matt Joyce rewards manager's faith with two hits and a walk Struggling Angels left fielder Matt Joyce , who was benched Sunday and Monday, got his second straight start Wednesday night despite a one-for-13, seven-game skid that dropped his average to .181 and on-base percentage to .263.

Angels' Matt Joyce hits bottom because he's not hitting Matt Joyce might have reached the proverbial last house on the block, and there does not appear to be unlimited parking out front.

Angels' Matt Joyce hopes return to Tropicana Field sparks a hot streak Angels left fielder Matt Joyce did not get lost on his way to the visiting clubhouse at Tropicana Field on Tuesday the way Kevin Jepsen , the former Angels reliever who was traded to the Rays for Joyce last winter, did in Anaheim last week.

Matt Joyce contributes with the bat in Angels' 5-2 victory If Matt Joyce is doing what he did consistently for the last seven seasons, which is hit right-handed pitching to the tune of an .800 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, the Angels might not have felt so compelled to summon Marc Krauss from triple A on Read more ... Tuesday.

Matt Joyce's slump ends but Angels lose to Texas After he rounded first base safely for the first time in eight games, Matt Joyce put his hands on his helmet, then opened his palms to the sky and looked upward. His misery at the plate had finally ended. He'd hit a single.

Matt Joyce has a solid day in Angels' 6-5 exhibition loss to Arizona AT THE PLATE: Matt Joyce had two singles in three at-bats, his first off Arizona left-hander Robbie Ray, which can only help Joyce's bid to become more of a full-time player. The left-handed-hitting Joyce was a platoon player in Tampa Bay, hitting .2 Read more ... 61 against right-handers but only .189 against lef…

Angels' Matt Joyce was driven to success by Dad's tough love The booming, baritone voice still rattles in the head of Matt Joyce some 15 years later, even after the son grew up to be a major league outfielder and All-Star.

Angels avoid arbitration with Matt Joyce, who signs for $4.75 million The Angels agreed to terms with the last of their nine arbitration-eligible players on Monday, securing outfielder-designated hitter Matt Joyce to a $4.75-million deal that was $50,000 above the midpoint of the figures the sides exchanged.