Matt Joyce is out of the lineup Saturday against the Astros, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

Joyce is out of the lineup Saturday against the Astros, Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com reports.

Analysis:

Joyce just rattled off six consecutive starts, including one against a southpaw, but he will give way to Collin Cowgill on Saturday with lefty Dallas Keuchel on the bump for Houston. It appears Joyce, who is off to a 7-for-33 start, will be deployed in a sort of soft platoon in left field moving forward.