In Addendum: we may have spoken too soon. Matt Joyce asked to leave the game in the sixth inning after three plate appearances, with lower back tightness, according to the Harold Sun. How this effects Joyce’s rehab stint is unknown.
Rays OF Matt Joyce went 0-2 with a walk in the first game of his rehab stint with the Durham Bulls. He was also caught stealing in the first inning. Joyce will make another appearance tomorrow, and if all goes well he’ll meet up with the Rays in Cleveland on Friday.
I look at things this way: sure, he went 0-2 and yeah, that sucks. However, he still walked in his first plate appearance, and if he was willing to try to swipe a bag, his oblique must have been feeling okay.