Josh Naylor: MLB Player Prop Bets for Guardians Vs White Sox – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

At 8:10 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17, Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians will suit up against the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher Mike Clevinger at Guaranteed Rate Field, airing on NSPCH.

Looking to place a bet on Naylor ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Naylor

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -147
Runs 0.5 -111
RBI 0.5 -123
Strikeouts 0.5 -134

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox

  • The White Sox will hand the ball to Clevinger (2-3) for his ninth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw six innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up three earned runs while allowing three hits.
  • The 32-year-old has pitched to a 4.79 ERA this season with 7.6 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.9 walks per nine across eight games.
  • The White Sox average 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-most in the league.
  • The White Sox have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.45) in the majors this season.
  • White Sox pitchers have a 1.484 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
  • With 66 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 29th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Josh Naylor Stats vs. the White Sox

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/16/2023 Lance Lynn 1-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
9/22/2022 Johnny Cueto 2-for-4 1 0 0 0 1/0 0
9/21/2022 Lance Lynn 1-for-3 1 1 2 3 0/2 0
9/20/2022 Dylan Cease 2-for-5 0 0 1 0 1/0 0
9/15/2022 Lance Lynn 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/20/2022 Johnny Cueto 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
8/19/2022 Lance Lynn 1-for-2 0 0 0 0 0/1 1
7/24/2022 Dylan Cease 3-for-5 0 0 0 1 1/0 0
7/23/2022 Lance Lynn 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/23/2022 Johnny Cueto 1-for-1 0 0 1 0 0/0 0

Naylor Stats and Trends

  • In 48.6% of his games this season (18-of-37), Naylor has recorded a hit. In eight of those games (21.6%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
  • He has hit a home run in six games this season, going deep in 4.2% of his plate appearances.
  • He has touched home plate at least one time in 21.6% of his contests this season (eight of 37), with two or more runs scored in three of them (8.1%).
  • Naylor has notched at least one RBI in 45.9% of his games this year (17 of 37), including two or more RBI in six of those games (16.2%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
  • He has struck out in 20 of 37 games this year, including multiple Ks in four of them.
Home Away
19 GP 18
11 (57.9%) Games w/1+ Hit 7 (38.9%)
5 (26.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 3 (16.7%)
6 (31.6%) Games w/1+ Run 2 (11.1%)
4 (21.1%) Games w/1+ HR 2 (11.1%)
9 (47.4%) Games w/1+ RBI 8 (44.4%)

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