Josh Naylor Player Props: August 22, Guardians vs. Yankees
Josh Naylor will try for a more productive performance after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-3). He and the Cleveland Guardians take on the New York Yankees on Thursday, who will send out Gerrit Cole to start, at 1:05 PM ET on YES.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Naylor player prop bets.
Naylor is batting .240 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 46 walks. Naylor ranks 12th in homers and seventh in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
Watch tonight's Guardians game on Fubo!Josh Naylor Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -195)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +150)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +145)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -185)
How to Watch Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees
- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees
- Time: 1:05 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
- TV Channel: YES
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Naylor vs. Gerrit Cole
- Naylor is 3-for-20 with a double and two home runs over his career against Gerrit Cole.
- Against Gerrit Cole last season, Naylor went 1-for-5 with a double.
Josh Naylor prop bet insights
- Naylor has a hit in 72 of 118 games this season, with multiple hits in 29 of them.
- He has gone yard in 21.2% of his games this season (118 contests), going deep in 5.5% of his trips to the plate.
- Naylor has scored a run in 46.6% of his 118 games this year, with two or more runs scored in 11.0% of them (13).
- He has picked up an RBI in 51 of 118 games this year, with multiple RBI in 23 of them. He has also plated three or more of his team’s runs in 11 contests.
- Naylor has gone down on strikes at least once in 69 out of 118 games this year (58.5%), with two or more strikeouts in 13 of them (11.0%).
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Josh Naylor stats against the Yankees
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/21/2024 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 8/20/2024 | Luis Gil | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/14/2024 | Nestor Cortes Jr. | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2024 | Cody Poteet | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/13/2024 | Clarke Schmidt | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 5/3/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 5/2/2023 | Gerrit Cole | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/1/2023 | Domingo Germán | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/12/2023 | Clarke Schmidt | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/11/2023 | Gerrit Cole | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Yankees starter: Gerrit Cole
- The Yankees will call on Cole (4-2) to make his 11th start of the season. He is 4-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 60 Ks in 52 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty’s last appearance was on Friday versus the Detroit Tigers, as he tossed six scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
- In 10 outings this season, the 33-year-old has a 4.15 ERA and 10.4 strikeouts per nine frames, while surrendering a batting average of .268 to his opponents.
- Cole is trying to notch his fourth quality start of the season.