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: 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.
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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: 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: Getting Thursday off
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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 Cubs.
The left-handed-hitting Naylor will be on the bench for the third time in four games, with the Guardians having faced three lefty starters during that stretch. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor behind the plate Wednesday.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting rest Sunday
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Naylor will receive the afternoon off after he started behind the plate in both of the first two games of the series. Austin Hedges will fill in for Naylor as the Guardians' starting catcher.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Day off in series finale
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Reds.
Naylor started each of the previous four contests, so he's earned a breather for Wednesday's matinee. Dom Nunez will start at catcher and bat eighth for Cleveland.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Homers in loss
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Naylor went 2-for-3 with a walk, a solo home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Reds.
The home run was Naylor's ninth in 50 games. Naylor, who hit a home run for a second straight game, may be emerging from a slump. He's gone 5-for-7 with three RBI and four runs in those two contests. This mini eruption comes after a stretch in which the catcher had one hit over 26 at-bats.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Lifts homer in win
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Naylor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Tigers.
Naylor has been hitting a little better recently, going 6-for-22 (.273) with a pair of homers over his last seven games. He got the Guardians on the board in the third inning Saturday and added a sacrifice fly in the 10th that stood as the decisive run. The 25-year-old catcher is now at a .200/.295/.433 slash line with seven homers, 16 RBI, 18 runs scored and a stolen base across 39 contests. Naylor remains Cleveland's primary catcher over Austin Hedges.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Resting during Game 2
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Naylor isn't in the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against Washington.
Naylor will give way to Austin Hedges behind the plate after going 2-for-5 and scoring a run during a loss in Game 1.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Launches another homer
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Naylor went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jays.
Naylor tied things up at 2-2 in the fourth inning, when he took Chris Bassitt deep to center field for a 410-foot solo homer. Naylor has struggled offensively this season and is slashing .192/.277/.425 in 84 plate appearances. However, he has homered in three consecutive starts, which may be an indication that the 25-year-old catcher is settling in at the plate.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting day off
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Naylor started at catcher in each of the last five contests, so he'll be getting a needed rest Thursday as the Guardians wrap up their series against the Twins with a day game after a night game. Austin Hedges will fill in behind the plate, forming a battery with starting pitcher Ben Lively.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Smacks go-ahead homer
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Naylor went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Twins.
The Guardians generated all four of their runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by Naylor's three-run home run off Brock Stewart. Naylor is now up to four home runs on the season (two of which have come over his last two games), and he has an .842 OPS with one stolen base, seven runs scored and nine RBI over his last 15 games.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting out early game
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Naylor isn't in the lineup for Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Red Sox, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Naylor went 0-for-7 with a walk during Cleveland's last series against the Yankees, and he'll now grab a seat on the bench to begin Saturday's twin bill. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate and bat ninth.
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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 Yankees.
With lefty Carlos Rodon on the hill for the Yankees in a day game after a night game, the left-handed-hitting Naylor will receive a breather. Austin Hedges will handle the catching duties for Cleveland on Wednesday.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Not in Cleveland lineup
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Baltimore.
Naylor caught each of the first two games of the series but will yield to Austin Hedges for the finale. The 25-year-old Naylor sports just a .516 OPS across his first 45 plate appearances in 2025.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Taking seat Wednesday
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Naylor is not in the lineup for Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
Naylor started the first game of the series but will yield to Austin Hedges for the second game. The 25-year-old Naylor is just 4-for-26 at the plate so far this season.
