In the midst of a 0-for-18 slump, Matt Holliday was benched Sunday as manager Mike Matheny talked about the role a sore left knee has played in the outfielder’s recent struggles.
Matheny told Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post Dispatch that Holliday had his knee “flare up” during Wednesday’s game and went on to say:
He’s trying to grind for us because we need everybody to grind right now. He’s feeling it. You can tell by some of his movements.
As is so often the case, playing through–or “grinding” through, if you prefer–an injury leads to poor results and worse health.
Holliday is having the worst season of his career at age 34, posting career-lows in batting average (.260), slugging percentage (.407), and OPS (.769) while hitting just 12 homers in 119 games.
