‘That was my moment’: Canadian rookie Bo Naylor lifts Guardians to victory
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Guardians’ consensus prime prospect, right-hander Gavin Williams, made his much-awaited main league debut Wednesday.
His battery-mate wound up stealing the highlight.
Rookie catcher Bo Naylor singled for his first big-league hit, then scored the go-ahead run within the eighth inning on a throwing error in Cleveland’s 7-6 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday evening.
Naylor snapped an 0-for-19 drought with a pointy single off Austin Pruitt (1-5) and got here house on Steven Kwan’s one-out double. Myles Straw was the primary to attain on Kwan’s hit, which was a two-run play when proper fielder by Ramon Laureano wildly flung the ball again to the infield.
“Getting my first hit at a very intense time in the game is something I’ll never forget,” Naylor mentioned, smiling broadly. “It was a big weight lifted off my shoulders. That was my moment, I guess.”
When Naylor bumped into the dugout after scoring, his older brother, Josh, was ready for him. The elder Naylor, by two years, went 4 for 4 with a house run, two RBIs and an enormous bear hug for Bo.
“It was great to embrace him after I scored,” Bo Naylor mentioned. “I felt really special because he’s such an amazing brother.”
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Until Naylor’s late heroics, right-hander Williams was the principle attraction. Cleveland’s first-round choose in 2021 out of East Carolina labored 5 2/3 innings, permitting 4 runs on 4 hits — all within the third — and struck out 4.
The right-hander maxed out at 98 mph, topping 96 on 18 of his 84 pitches, and didn’t give up successful in 5 of the six innings that he was on the mound.
“It helped an unbelievable amount having Bo out there, I mean, he knows me,” Williams mentioned. “He knows how my pitches move and everything, so it was awesome. I wish I could have been out there in the eighth, but it was amazing seeing it on TV in the clubhouse.”
The 6-foot-6, 250-pound Williams went 9-6 with a 2.10 ERA in 37 minor league begins between Single-A Lake County, Double-A Akron and Triple-A Columbus. He was 3-2 with a 2.93 ERA in 9 begins this season with Columbus.
Eli Morgan (3-1) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win and Emmanuel Clase completed for his MLB-leading twenty second save. Cleveland received its third straight and is a recreation behind first-place Minnesota within the AL Central.
“The whole night was encouraging,” Guardians supervisor Terry Francona mentioned. “There’s a lot to talk about and I thought Gavin did a really good job varying his times to the plate. I asked him when he came out, `Do you have a heartbeat?’ He goes, `Oh, yeah,’ so for him to control what he controlled was good.”
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The Athletics, who’ve the bottom batting common and highest ERA within the majors, misplaced their seventh in a row and have the worst file in baseball at 19-57. Ryan Noda hit a three-run homer as a part of a four-run third inning that opened the scoring.
Oakland had taken a 6-4 lead within the seventh on run-scoring singles from rookie Esteury Ruiz and Seth Brown off Trevor Stephan. Ruiz went 3 for five with two RBIs and stole two bases to extend his MLB-best complete to 39.
“The offense got us the lead and unfortunately, we were unable to hold onto it,” Athletics supervisor Mark Kotsay mentioned. “Tito (Francona) fights and his team plays the game the same way, fighting for everything they get.”
Cleveland reduce it 4-3 within the backside half when Bo Naylor, Steven Kwan and Amed Rosario reached to open the third and got here round. Rosario and Andres Gimenez every drove in runs, whereas a fielding error by Laureano allowed Kwan to attain.
Josh Naylor‘s solo homer pulled the Guardians inside 6-5 within the seventh.
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REALITY CHECK
The Guardians’ prime three pitching prospects have made their large league debuts this season in Williams, right-hander Tanner Bibee and left-hamder Logan Allen. With 2020 AL Cy Young winner Shane Bieber within the closing 12 months of his contract and more likely to be traded, the rookies’ improvement is paramount.
“For us to remain competitive, we need to produce these pitchers because that’s the one thing we probably can’t go out and get,” supervisor Terry Francona mentioned. “You see what they get on the (free agent) market, so we’ve got to stay in our lane and develop starting pitching.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: RHP Zach Jackson (proper flexor pressure) was transferred to the 60-day injured checklist with a purpose to clear a 40-man roster spot for RHP Angel Felipe, who was claimed off waivers from San Diego. Manager Mark Kotsay mentioned Jackson has not suffered a setback.
Guardians: OF Will Brennan (left shoulder soreness) exited within the fifth inning, shortly after touchdown exhausting on his left facet whereas making a diving catch on a liner by Jace Peterson. Brennan was in apparent ache after slowly getting up from the grass.
UP NEXT
Athletics LHP JP Sears (1-4, 4.24 ERA) takes on Guardians LHP Logan Allen (3-2, 3.95 ERA) on Thursday within the collection finale.
