Ben Joyce records two strikeouts at Houston
Former Tennessee pitcher Ben Joyce made his second Major League Baseball appearance with the Angels Thursday.
Joyce pitched one inning, recording two strikeouts, while allowing one hit in the Angels’ 5-2 loss at Houston.
The former Vol totaled 10 pitches (nine strikes) versus the Astros.
Joyce made his Major League Baseball debut Monday with Los Angeles. He pitched one inning versus the White Sox, recording two strikeouts, while allowing one hit and zero walks.
Los Angeles defeated the White Sox, 6-4, at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.
He played for the Vols from 2021-22 and did not play in 2021 due to rehabbing from offseason surgery.
Joyce appeared in 27 games and started one contest in 2022 for Tennessee. He had a 2-1 record, while totaling 53 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched during the 2022 campaign.
BEN JOYCE STRIKING OUT ALTUVE AND ALVAREZ WITH ONLY THE SHARPEST CHEDDAR GOODNESS GRACIOUS pic.twitter.com/WKbVgp0SFE
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