With three clutch swings in the last four innings, Josh Naylor rallied the Cleveland Guardians to a wild and unlikely win.
Naylor hit a tying …
With three clutch swings in the last four innings, Josh Naylor rallied the Cleveland Guardians to a wild and unlikely win. Naylor hit a tying grand slam with two outs in the ninth and a three-run homer in the 11th, powering a huge comeback that carried Cleveland past the Chicago White Sox 12-9 on Monday night. Naylor also had a run-scoring double in the eighth and finished with eight RBIs for the Guardians, who stunned Chicago by erasing an 8-2 deficit in the ninth aided by two White Sox errors. Andrés Giménez led off the inning with a homer and then doubled home a run in the 10th as the Guardians snapped Chicago’s six-game winning streak. They have won eight of 10 following a seven-game skid. It was the first multi-homer game for the 5-foot-11,250-pound Naylor, back from a horrific leg injury last season. The 2015 first-round draft pick (by the Marlins) from Canada is 10 for 17 with runners in scoring position this year. « He looks really good in the batter’s box, » Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. « And when things happen, how much it means, he’s really emotional. But I get it. He missed playing baseball and being with his teammates. » Naylor launched his first career slam off Liam Hendriks, handing the All-Star closer his first blown save since April 8.
