The Cleveland Guardians defeated the Texas Rangers 13-5 on Saturday. With the win, they are now 74-55 on the year. The win was important because Cleveland has a 2.0 game lead in the American League Central. They are also battling with the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles for a possible top spot in the American League playoffs.
The Guardians scored 15 hits in their victory, including four home runs. Josh Naylor hit his 28th blast of the year, Bo Naylor his 10th. With the dueling blasts, the Naylor brothers wrote exclusive major league history.
According to Sarah Langs of MLB.com:
The Naylors are the 13th pair of brothers all-time to hit a home run as teammates in the same game, and the 6th to do so at least three times! (h/t): @EliasSports
The Naylors are the 13th pair of brothers all-time to hit a home run as teammates in the same game, and the 6th to do so at least three times! (h/t @EliasSports):
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— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) 25 August 2024
Langs noted that Justin and BJ Upton lead the way with six such games. Josh Naylor is one of the most important players on Cleveland’s roster and drives the offense. He has 28 home runs and 91 RBIs. His batting average is .238.
The younger Bo has a batting average of just .207 with 10 home runs and 36 RBI.
The Guardians will face the Rangers again on Sunday afternoon, with first pitch at 1:40 p.m. ET. Cody Bradford will throw for Texas, while Matthew Boyd will pitch for Cleveland.
Bradford is 4-1 this season with a 3.56 ERA. Boyd is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and recently returned from Tommy John surgery he underwent last year.
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