Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's tilt versus the Tigers.
Naylor had started each of the previous six contests but will take a seat for Wednesday's afternoon game. Austin Hedges will serve as the Guardians' starting catcher.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Blows game open with grand slam
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Naylor went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's 7-1 victory against the Angels.
The contest was relatively close heading into the bottom of the sixth frame, as Cleveland held a narrow 3-1 lead. However, Angels starter Reid Detmers walked three batters in the inning, and Naylor made him pay for the wildness by crushing a two-out grand slam. The homer nearly doubled Naylor's season RBI total from five to nine, and it snapped a 15-game stretch without a long ball. Aside from Saturday's big blast, it's been a pretty rough season for the backstop, as he's slashing just .183/.280/.305 with a massive 38.7 percent strikeout rate through 93 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Getting Wednesday off
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
Naylor started at catcher in each of the past three games, so he's presumably just getting a rest day Wednesday. David Fry will get the nod behind the plate in Naylor's place.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Out of lineup again Friday
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Naylor is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Atlanta.
It's the second straight game on the bench for the left-handed hitting Naylor, with this one coming against southpaw Chris Sale. Austin Hedges will do the catching for Logan Allen.
Naylor is out of the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Red Sox.
Naylor started each of the previous three games at catcher for the Guardians, but he'll be given some rest for the Thursday afternoon tilt. David Fry will draw the start at catcher for Cleveland.
Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for Saturday's game against Oakland.
The lefty-hitting Naylor will take a seat Saturday as the A's send left-hander Alex Wood to the mound. Austin Hedges will start behind the plate instead and bat eighth.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Sitting out Wednesday
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Boston.
Naylor caught the previous two games for the Guardians but will give way to Austin Hedges on Wednesday. The young catcher is slashing .186/.327/.326 with two home runs and a 9:20 BB:K over his first 52 plate appearances this season.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Records first steal
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Naylor went 1-for-5 with a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's 10-7 extra-innings win over the Red Sox.
This was Naylor's first steal of the year, which came on his second attempt. The catcher has struggled to get things going at the plate, hitting just .186 with a .653 OPS, two home runs, five RBI and four runs scored over 52 plate appearances. He plays against most right-handed pitchers, but Austin Hedges and David Fry continues to draw in for Naylor behind the dish regularly versus southpaws.
Naylor isn't in the Guardians' lineup for the second game of Saturday's doubleheader with the Yankees.
Naylor went 0-for-2 and walked twice during a loss in Game 1, and he'll watch the second game of Saturday's action from the dugout. David Fry will get the nod behind the plate and bat seventh.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Takes seat versus lefty
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Naylor is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Yankees.
Naylor is out of the lineup for the second straight contest, though the first of those games was the second half of a doubleheader Saturday. His absence in the series finale comes with southpaw Nestor Cortes on the hill for New York, with Cleveland playing matchups by holding out the lefty-hitting Naylor in favor of righty-hitting catcher Austin Hedges.
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Guardians' Bo Naylor: Homers, drives in winning run
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Naylor went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a walk in Wednesday's come-from-behind win over the White Sox.
Naylor's two-run shot off Erick Fedde in the bottom of the fourth brought the Guardians back to within two runs of Chicago and came just three at-bats after his older brother Josh's solo home run -- on National Siblings Day. The young catcher then played the role of hero in extra innings, driving home Tyler Freeman with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th as Cleveland improved to 9-3 on the season. Naylor is still batting just .194 following the two-hit performance, though he's now homered in two of his last six games. It also marked his third multi-hit game this month.
