Josh Naylor Player Props: May 18, Guardians vs. Twins
Josh Naylor has his sights set on a more productive performance after going hitless in his previous game (0-for-3). He and the Cleveland Guardians face the Minnesota Twins on Saturday, who will send out Bailey Ober to start, at 6:10 PM ET on BSGL.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Naylor player prop bets.
Naylor has hit a team-best 12 home runs. He has 33 RBI. Naylor’s home runs rank fourth in MLB and he ranks ninth in RBI in MLB.
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Josh Naylor Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins
- Time: 6:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
- TV Channel: BSGL
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -222)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +160)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +130)
Josh Naylor prop bet insights
- Naylor has a hit in 30 of 43 games this season (69.8%), with at least two hits in 10 of those contests (23.3%).
- He has hit a long ball in 27.9% of his games in 2024 (12 of 43), 6.6% of his trips to the plate.
- In 48.8% of his games this season (21 of 43), Naylor has scored at least one run, and in three of those games (7.0%) he recorded two or more runs scored.
- He has notched at least one RBI 18 times this season in 43 games played (41.9%), including 10 times plating multiple runs (23.3%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
- In 23 of 43 games this year (53.5%), Naylor has struck out one or more times, including two games with multiple punchouts.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 8:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Josh Naylor stats against the Twins
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/17/2024 | Simeon Woods Richardson | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/6/2024 | Joe Ryan | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/4/2024 | Pablo Lopez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/5/2023 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/4/2023 | Pablo Lopez | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | Joe Ryan | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/3/2023 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Bailey Ober | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/7/2023 | Joe Ryan | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2023 | Sonny Gray | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Twins starter: Bailey Ober
- Ober makes the start for the Twins in his ninth of the season. He holds a record of 4-1 with a 3.77 ERA and 45 Ks in 43 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent outing was on Sunday versus the Toronto Blue Jays, when the right-hander threw 6 1/3 scoreless innings while giving up just one hit.
- The 28-year-old has registered an ERA of 3.77, with 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings, in eight games this season. Opponents are batting .195 against him.
- Ober is looking to notch his fifth quality start of the season.