Josh Naylor Player Props: Guardians vs. Tigers - ALDS Game 5
Josh Naylor, coming off a one-hit performance in his last game (1-for-5), will take the field for the Cleveland Guardians versus Tarik Skubal and the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. First pitch is at 1:08 PM ET on Max. The teams will meet for ALDS Game 5 all tied up 2-2.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Josh Naylor player prop bets.
Naylor is batting .243 with 27 doubles, 31 home runs and 58 walks. Naylor’s home runs rank 18th in MLB and he ranks eighth in RBI in MLB. Naylor enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a double and an RBI.
Watch tonight's Guardians game on Fubo!Josh Naylor Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -160)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +235)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -160)
How to Watch Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers
- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. Detroit Tigers
- Time: 1:08 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
- TV Channel: Max
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Josh Naylor vs. Tarik Skubal
- Naylor is 2-for-12 with a double over his career against Tarik Skubal.
- When stepping into the box against Tarik Skubal this season, Naylor is 1-for-4.
Josh Naylor prop bet insights
- Naylor has a hit in 96 of 156 games this season, with multiple hits in 39 of them.
- He has hit a home run in 28 of 156 games in 2024 (17.9%), which is 4.9% of his trips to the plate.
- Naylor has scored a run in 43.6% of his 156 games this season, with more than one run scored in 9.6% of them (15).
- He has tallied an RBI in 39.7% of his 156 games this year, with more than one RBI in 19.2% of those contests (30). He has also driven in three or more runs in 12 contests.
- In 55.1% of his games this year (86 of 156), Naylor has struck out one or more times, and in 19 of those games (12.2%) he registered more than one strikeout.
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Josh Naylor stats against the Tigers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10/2024 | Reese Olson | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 10/9/2024 | Keider Montero | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/7/2024 | Tarik Skubal | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 10/5/2024 | Tyler Holton | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/30/2024 | Tyler Holton | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2024 | Beau Brieske | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2024 | Tyler Holton | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/24/2024 | Jack Flaherty | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| 7/23/2024 | Tyler Holton | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/22/2024 | Tarik Skubal | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Tigers starter: Tarik Skubal
- Skubal (18-4 with a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts in 192 2/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Tigers in his 32nd start of the season.
- When he last took the hill on Monday versus the Cleveland Guardians, the left-hander tossed seven scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 27-year-old currently ranks second in ERA (2.39), second in WHIP (.922), and fifth in K/9 (10.7).
- In this matchup, Skubal will look to register his fourth straight quality start.