Josh Naylor’s Blast Helps Guardians Beat Angels

Josh Naylor’s Blast Helps Guardians Beat Angels
Josh Naylor (22) of the Cleveland Guardians watches the ball leave the park after hitting a three run homer during the eighth inning of the game against the Los Angeles Angels at Progressive Field in Cleveland on May 14, 2023. Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images
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Josh Naylor crushed a three-run tie-breaking homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lead the host Cleveland Guardians to a 4–3 victory and series win against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday, May 14.

Naylor’s blast, a 360-foot shot into an 18-mph wind, came off the third pitch from Angels closer Carlos Estevez, who appeared distracted by a pitch timer violation on his first pitch. It gave Cleveland a 4–1 lead.