Progressive Field is where Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians will go up against starter Daniel Lynch and the Kansas City Royals on Friday, July 7 at 7:10 PM ET.
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Player Prop Odds for Naylor
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +109 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -117 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -127 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -131 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- The Royals will hand the ball to Lynch (2-3) for his eighth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw five innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, giving up three earned runs while allowing five hits.
- The 26-year-old has pitched in seven games this season with an ERA of 4.14, a 2.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.234.
- The Royals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.27 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals have a combined 1.444 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-highest in MLB.
- The Royals have given up 105 home runs so far this season (the 19th-ranked total in MLB play).
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Josh Naylor Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/29/2023 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/28/2023 | Austin Cox | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/28/2023 | Matt Duffy | 2-for-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/27/2023 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/5/2022 | Jon Heasley | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 10/2/2022 | Maximo Castillo | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/1/2022 | Kris Bubic | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/30/2022 | Brady Singer | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/7/2022 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Naylor Stats and Trends
- Naylor has picked up a hit in 48 of 76 games this year, with multiple hits in 26 of them.
- He has hit a long ball in 14.5% of his games in 2023 (11 of 76), which amounts to 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- He has scored at least a run 25 times this year in 76 games played (32.9%), including six games with more than one run (7.9%).
- Naylor has driven in at least one run in 44.7% of his games this year (34 of 76), including two or more RBI in 15 of those games (19.7%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
- In 51.3% of his 76 games this season, he has gone down on strikes (39 times). He’s also had nine games with multiple Ks in 2023 (11.8%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | GP | 38 |
| 26 (68.4%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 22 (57.9%) |
| 14 (36.8%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 12 (31.6%) |
| 13 (34.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 12 (31.6%) |
| 7 (18.4%) | Games w/1+ HR | 4 (10.5%) |
| 18 (47.4%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 16 (42.1%) |
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