Josh Naylor has his sights set on a more productive showing after going hitless in his most recent game (0-for-5). He and the Cleveland Guardians take on the New York Yankees on Wednesday, who will send out Nestor Cortes Jr. to start, at 7:05 PM ET on BSGL.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Naylor player prop bets.
Naylor is batting .242 with 19 doubles, 27 home runs and 46 walks. Naylor ranks 12th in homers and sixth in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
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Josh Naylor Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -170)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +190)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +150)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -170)
How to Watch Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees
- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees
- Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- TV Channel: BSGL
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Naylor vs. Nestor Cortes Jr.
- Over his career against Nestor Cortes Jr., Naylor is 3-for-11 with a double and a home run.
- Naylor is 1-for-2 with a double when matching up against Nestor Cortes Jr. this season.
Josh Naylor prop bet insights
- Naylor has reached base with a hit 72 times this season in 117 games played (61.5%), including multiple hits on 29 occasions (24.8%).
- He has homered in 25 games this season (117 opportunities, 21.4%), going deep in 5.5% of his trips to home plate.
- Naylor has scored at least one run 55 times this season in 117 games played (47.0%), including 13 times scoring multiple runs (11.1%).
- He has notched at least one RBI 51 times this year in 117 games played (43.6%), including 23 multi-RBI outings (19.7%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in 11 contests.
- In 59.0% of his 117 games this season, Naylor has been set down on strikes (69 times). He’s also had 13 games with multiple punchouts in 2024 (11.1%).
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Josh Naylor stats against the Yankees
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 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 |
| 4/10/2023 |
Domingo Germán |
0-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/0 |
0 |
Yankees starter: Nestor Cortes Jr.
- Cortes gets the start for the Yankees in his 26th of the season. He holds a record of 6-10 with a 4.20 ERA and 133 Ks in 141 1/3 innings pitched.
- When he last took the hill on Wednesday, Aug. 14 versus the Chicago White Sox, the left-hander went seven scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers, the 29-year-old’s 4.20 ERA ranks 46th, 1.189 WHIP ranks 35th, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 29th this season.
- Cortes is looking to register his 11th quality start in this matchup.
