Josh Naylor Player Props: September 12, Guardians vs. Rays
Josh Naylor has his sights set on a more productive showing after going hitless in his last game (0-for-4). He and the Cleveland Guardians square off versus the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, who will send out Ryan Pepiot to start, at 7:15 PM ET on FOX.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Naylor player prop bets.
Naylor has 25 doubles, 29 home runs and 53 walks while hitting .244. Naylor’s home runs rank 19th in MLB and he ranks fifth in RBI in MLB.
Watch tonight's Guardians game on Fubo!Josh Naylor Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -200)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +145)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +140)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +135)
How to Watch Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- Time: 7:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, September 12, 2024
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Naylor vs. Ryan Pepiot
- Over his career versus Ryan Pepiot, Naylor is 0-for-2.
- When stepping into the box against Ryan Pepiot this season, Naylor is 0-for-2.
Josh Naylor prop bet insights
- Naylor has a hit in 83 of 137 games this season, with multiple hits in 35 of them.
- He has homered in 19.7% of his games this season (137 contests), leaving the ballpark in 5.1% of his trips to home plate.
- Naylor has scored at least a run 62 times this year in 137 games played (45.3%), including 14 multi-run scoring contests (10.2%).
- He has plated a run in 41.6% of his 137 games this season, with two or more RBI in 19.7% of those contests (27). He has also driven in three or more runs in 12 contests.
- In 55.5% of his games this year (76 of 137), Naylor has gone down on strikes one or more times, and in 15 of those games (10.9%) he registered more than one punchout.
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Josh Naylor stats against the Rays
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/14/2024 | Ryan Pepiot | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/13/2024 | Zack Littell | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/12/2024 | Taj Bradley | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/3/2023 | Taj Bradley | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/8/2022 | Tyler Glasnow | 1-for-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 10/7/2022 | Shane McClanahan | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/28/2022 | Tyler Glasnow | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 9/27/2022 | Corey Kluber | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/1 | 0 |
Rays starter: Ryan Pepiot
- Pepiot (8-6) toes the rubber for the Rays in his 23rd start of the season. He has produced a 3.66 ERA in 113 2/3 innings pitched, with 118 Ks.
- The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he lasted 5 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up six hits.
- The 27-year-old has registered an ERA of 3.66, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in 22 games this season. Opponents are hitting .213 against him.
- Pepiot has posted eight quality starts this season.