Guardians vs. Angels Player Props Today: Josh Naylor - May 3
Josh Naylor has his sights set on a better showing after going hitless in his previous game (0-for-3). He and the Cleveland Guardians face the Los Angeles Angels on Friday, who will send out Jose Soriano to start, at 7:10 PM ET on MLB Network.
Naylor leads the Guardians with seven home runs, while collecting 24 RBI. Among hitters in baseball, Naylor ranks 11th in homers and ninth in RBI.
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Josh Naylor prop lines and game time
- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Date: Friday, May 3, 2024
- TV Channel: MLB Network
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- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +135)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +120)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +1100)
Josh Naylor prop bet insights
- Naylor has reached base with a hit 21 times this year in 30 games played (70.0%), including multiple hits in 26.7% of them (eight times).
- He has hit a home run in 23.3% of his games this season (30 contests), leaving the ballpark in 5.5% of his plate appearances.
- Naylor has touched home plate at least one time in 13 of 30 games played this season (43.3%), including two games with multiple runs scored.
- In 43.3% of his games this season (13 of 30), he has tallied at least one RBI. In seven of those games (23.3%) he recorded two or more RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- Naylor has gone down on strikes at least once in 14 of 30 games played this season (46.7%), including two games with multiple strikeouts.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday 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 Angels
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/10/2023 | Kenny Rosenberg | 1-for-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/9/2023 | Tyler Anderson | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2023 | Griffin Canning | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/7/2023 | Jhonathan Diaz | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 5/14/2023 | Patrick Sandoval | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/13/2023 | Reid Detmers | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2023 | Tyler Anderson | 1-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 | 1 |
| 9/14/2022 | Patrick Sandoval | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 9/13/2022 | José Suarez | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/28/2022 | Reid Detmers | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Angels starter: José Soriano
- The Angels will call on Soriano (0-4) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 0-4 with a 4.76 ERA and 23 Ks through 22 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent outing was on Sunday versus the Minnesota Twins, when the right-hander threw 1 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- In six games this year, the 25-year-old put up an ERA of 4.76, with 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .215 against him.