Guardians' Bo Naylor: Pops first career playoff homer
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Naylor went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's victory over the Tigers.
Brayan Rocchio broke a tie with a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning and Daniel Schneemann tacked on an additional run with an RBI double. Naylor then added some big insurance runs with a three-run blast off lefty reliever Brant Hurter. It was the first hit of the wild-card series and the first career postseason home run for Naylor, who hit a career-high 14 out of the yard during the regular season.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Taking seat in Game 1
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Naylor is absent from the lineup Tuesday in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series versus the Tigers.
With lefty ace Tarik Skubal toeing the slab for the Tigers, the left-handed-hitting Naylor will begin the contest on the bench. The Guardians are going with Austin Hedges at catcher Tuesday.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Out of Cleveland lineup
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers.
Naylor will get a day off after going 1-for-4 with a single in Wednesday's win over the Tigers. Austin Hedges will do the catching and bat ninth Thursday as the Guardians go for the sweep.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting out versus Skubal
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Tigers.
It's lefty ace Tarik Skubal on the bump for the Tigers, so the lefty-swinging Naylor will take a seat. Austin Hedges will do the catching and bat ninth for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting after big matinee
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Naylor isn't in the lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against Minnesota.
Naylor will catch his breath during the nightcap after going 2-for-3 with a walk and two solo home runs during a win in the early game. Austin Hedges will start behind the dish and bat ninth in Naylor's stead.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Continues to pile up RBI
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Naylor went 2-for-4 with four RBI in Friday's 6-2 win over Minnesota.
Naylor matched a career high in RBI, extending his hitting streak to seven games as well. The catcher is also riding a four-game RBI streak, during which he's totaled 10 of his 42 RBI for the season. Naylor is certainly getting hot at the right time for the playoff-hopeful Guardians, batting .302 over 43 at-bats in the month of September despite hitting a dismal .191 for the campaign.
Guardians' Bo Naylor: Guardians' insurance provider
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Naylor went 1-for-5 with two RBI in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Tigers.
Naylor picked a good time to extend his hit streak to six games, when he stroked a two-out, two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to give the Guardians insurance runs. The catcher, who is batting just .188 this season, has gone 8-for-22 with three doubles, one home run and seven RBI during his six-game streak. Cleveland, which is 2.5 games outside a playoff spot, has won all six games in its fight to sneak into the posteason.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Carries offense in win
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Naylor went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, a walk and three RBI in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the White Sox.
The Cleveland backstop plated all of his team's runs, capped by a 375-foot solo shot off Chicago reliever Brandon Eisert in the seventh. Naylor has found a groove in September, as he's batting .310 (9-for-29) with a homer, four doubles, six runs scored and four RBI this month. Overall, the 25-year-old is now slashing .187/.281/.362 with 12 homers, 42 runs scored and 35 RBI across 377 total plate appearances.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Absent from lineup
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Tuesday's game in Boston.
The Red Sox are sending lefty ace Garrett Crochet to the hill, so it's a good time for the left-handed-hitting Naylor to get a breather. Austin Hedges will do the catching and bat ninth for the Guardians.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Receiving breather Sunday
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
After starting behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series, Naylor will get some rest for the finale. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for the Guardians on Sunday.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting Wednesday
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rays.
The Guardians will hold Naylor out of the starting nine for the matinee contest, after the catcher was behind the plate for all nine innings of a 3-0 win Tuesday night. Austin Hedges will get the nod at catcher in the series finale.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Knocks four hits
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Naylor went 4-for-5 with an RBI double in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.
Naylor was stuck in a 2-for-23 (.087) skid since his last multi-hit performance Aug. 2. He snapped the drought in a big way with a career-high four hits Sunday, highlighted by his RBI double in the third inning. Naylor owns a .184/.283/.368 slash line with 27 extra-base hits and 28 RBI through 315 plate appearances on the campaign.
Naylor isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Miami.
Naylor will get a day to regroup Thursday after going just 1-for-13 with two walks and a run scored over his last five contests. Austin Hedges will take his place behind home plate and bat ninth.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting Sunday
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
He'll receive a breather after starting the first two games in Chicago while going 1-for-6 with two walks and a run. The Guardians will go with Austin Hedges at catcher in the series finale.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Idle for series opener
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Mets.
After starting behind the plate in each of the Guardians' last three games, the left-handed-hitting Naylor will get a breather Monday while the Mets send southpaw Sean Manaea to the hill. Austin Hedges will serve as Cleveland's catcher in the series opener.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Idle against lefty
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
The left-handed-hitting Naylor started Sunday in the Guardians' previous matchup with a lefty starter (the Royals' Noah Cameron), but he'll retreat to the bench for the series finale with the Rockies while southpaw Kyle Freeland takes the hill for Colorado. Austin Hedges will handle catching duties for Cleveland.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting rest day
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Rockies.
Naylor will take a seat for the series opener while Austin Hedges catches for right-hander Slade Cecconi on Monday. Since the All-Star break, Naylor has gone 4-for-23 with a home run, two doubles, three walks, three RBI and four runs in seven contests.
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