2022 MLB Playoffs: Guardians on to ALDS after 15-inning battle with Rays
Oscar Gonzalez ended a 15-inning scoreless duel with one swing and sent the Guardians to the ALDS in the process, Jordan Shusterman writes.OCTOBER 8, 2022 ⢠FOX SPORTS
JOSH NAYLOR #12 - FIRST BASEMAN - SEATTLE MARINERS
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20 HR
92 RBI
.295 AVG
Guardians sweep Rays on Gonzalez's homer in 15th, on to NY
Rookie Oscar Gonzalez broke up the longest scoreless postseason game in major league history with a leadoff home run off Corey Kluber in the 15th inning, giving the Cleveland Guard...OCTOBER 8, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Josh Naylor Reflects On 2022 Season, Return From Injury, Time With Bo Clevelandâs first baseman is in a great place - mentally and physically - as the Guardians start the playoffs vs. Tampa Bay.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 ⢠NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Josh Naylor Reflects On 2022 Season, Return From Injury, Time With Bo Clevelandâs first baseman is in a great place - mentally and physically - as the Guardians start the playoffs vs. Tampa Bay.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 ⢠KANSASCITY.COM
Three-RBI day Naylor went 2-for-4 with a double, three RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's win over the Royals.
Impact Naylor provided a big lift for Cleveland, driving in three of the Guardians' nine runs on the day. Two of those RBI came via a two-run double in the first inning to put the Guardians up 2-1, and the third came via an RBI single in the eighth. Naylor had his ups and downs this season, but his season-long line held up at a respectable .256/.319/.452 over 498 plate appearances.
OCTOBER 6, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Surging Guardians beat Royals, hours later Matheny fired
JosÊ Ramirez drove in two runs and had four hits, Aaron Civale pitched six solid innings and the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-2 in their final tune-up for...OCTOBER 5, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Sits against lefty Naylor is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Royals.
Impact Naylor has only started against a lefty once in the last three weeks, and he heads to the bench here with southpaw Daniel Lynch on the mound for Kansas City. Owen Miller gets the start at first base, hitting sixth.
OCTOBER 4, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Resting Monday Naylor is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
Impact After starting the past three games while going 3-for-11 with a home run and three RBI, Naylor will take a seat Monday. The Guardians are likely just building in some extra rest for Naylor in advance of the postseason, when he's expected to be a mainstay in the Cleveland lineup.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Clubs homer in win Naylor went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 7-5 win over the Royals.
Impact Naylor went yard in the second inning, and his homer gave the Guardians enough offense to withstand the Royals' pushback over the rest of the contest. Over his last eight games, Naylor's gone 6-for-30 (.200) with a homer, four RBI, three doubles and three runs scored. The 25-year-old's small slump has dropped his slash line to .254/.316/.449 with 20 long balls, 76 RBI, 46 runs scored, six stolen bases and 27 doubles in 121 games overall, and he's still seeing the majority of playing time at first base.
OCTOBER 3, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Will Brennan, Josh Naylor spark Guardians with early home runs as Cleveland gets 90th win, 7-5, against Royals Brennan tripled and homered in his first two at-bats, driving in three runs.
OCTOBER 2, 2022 ⢠CLEVELAND.COM
Bieber tunes up for playoffs, Guardians top Royals 7-5
Shane Bieber tuned up for his start in Game 1 of the wild-card series, Josh Naylor and rookie Will Brennan hit three-run homers in the second inning and the Cleveland Guardians def...OCTOBER 2, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Sits against southpaw Naylor isn't in the lineup Thursday against the Rays.
Impact Naylor will head to the bench for the second time in the last four games with left-hander Jeffrey Springs starting for Tampa Bay. Gabriel Arias is taking over at first base and batting seventh.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Out against lefty Naylor is not in Sunday's lineup against the Rangers.
Impact He will head to the bench with southpaw Cole Ragans toeing the rubber for Texas. Naylor is hitting .364 with two home runs and a stolen base over his last six games.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Quantrill, Gonzalez lead Guardians over Texas, near clincher
Cal Quantrill won his career-best 10th consecutive decision, rookie Oscar Gonzalez hit two home runs and the Cleveland Guardians moved closer to clinching the AL Central, beating t...SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Posts sixth steal Naylor went 1-for-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
Impact Naylor has a five-game hitting streak, during which he's gone 8-for-18 with two home runs, three doubles and seven RBI. The first baseman is up to six steals this year while slashing .261/.323/.457 with 19 homers, 73 RBI and 44 runs scored through 115 contests.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Guardians closer to AL Central title after 6-3 win in Texas
The Cleveland Guardians are moving closer to the AL Central titleSEPTEMBER 24, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Josh Naylor's steal of second leads to Guardians first run against Texas (video) Josh Naylor makes a painful steal of second to help Guardians score their first run.
SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 ⢠CLEVELAND.COM
Blasts two-run homer Naylor went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Wednesday's 8-2 victory over the White Sox.
Impact Naylor homered off righty reliever Jose Ruiz with one out in the seventh to build the Guardians' lead to 8-1. The first baseman has struggled to find hits in his last 10 games, turning in a .189 average over 37 at-bats; however, the 25-year-old has two home runs, six RBI and six walks during that same span.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Straw leads Guardians to 10-7 win over White Sox in 11
Myles Straw had a tiebreaking two-run double in Clevelandâs five-run 11th inning, and the Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 10-7 to move closer to the American League Central ti...SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Knocks homer, double in win Naylor went 2-for-3 with a three-run home run, a double and a walk in Monday's 11-4 win over the Twins.
Impact Naylor led off the scoring in the first inning with his 18th homer of the season. This was his first multi-hit effort in 10 games -- he went 4-for-34 over the previous nine, though three of those hits were doubles. The 25-year-old improved his slash line to .256/.316/.447 with 69 RBI, 40 runs scored and five stolen bases through 111 contests. He's likely to remain on the strong side of a platoon at first base, though he also plays against some lefties.
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
Amed Rosario, Josh Naylor blast 3-run home runs; Cleveland Guardians thump Minnesota Twins Josh Naylor and Amed Rosario hit three-run homers and the Cleveland Guardians thumped the Minnesota Twins 11-4 on Monday.
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 ⢠BEACONJOURNAL.COM
Naylor, Rosario hit 3-run homers, Guardians down Twins 11-4
Josh Naylor and Amed Rosario hit three-run homers, Cal Quantrill kept his home unbeaten streak intact and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Minnesota Twins 11-4 to take four of five...SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Clement scores from 2nd on wild pitch, Guardians top Twins
Pinch-runner Ernie Clement raced home from second base on a wild pitch in the eighth inning for the go-ahead run and the AL-Central leading Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 4-3 wi...SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 ⢠Associated Press
Out of lineup vs. lefty Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels.
Impact The lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat for the second time in the series with the Angels bringing another southpaw (Patrick Sandoval) to the hill. Tyler Freeman will crack the lineup in the series finale while Naylor takes a seat.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 ⢠ROTOWIRE
