{"id":2967,"date":"2023-03-16T17:49:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2023-03-16T17:49:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T00:49:48","slug":"naylor-nails-grand-slam-guardians-whip-white-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/16\/naylor-nails-grand-slam-guardians-whip-white-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"Naylor Nails Grand Slam; Guardians Whip White Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GOODYEAR, AZ. &#8212; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/naylojo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Josh Naylor<\/a><\/strong> crushed a grand slam completely out of Goodyear Ballpark and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mckentr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Triston McKenzie<\/a><\/strong> had his best start of the spring Thursday as the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/16\/blue-jays-add-versatile-ex-guardian-ernie-clement\/\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/white-sox\/\">Chicago White Sox<\/a>, 5-1.<\/p>\n<p>Naylor launched a long, laser-like drive well over the stands in right field in the first inning off minor-league hopeful <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=avila-002nic&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Avila<\/a><\/strong>. The crowd, even those wearing White Sox garb, gave the big lefty a standing salute in admiration for one of the longest balls ever hit at the park that opened in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Guardians manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/francte01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Terry Francona<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>had to be even more pleased. Naylor, serving as the designated hitter, is slated to play first base or DH and hit in the middle of Cleveland&#8217;s order. A year ago, he hit 20 homers with 79 RBI in 449 at-bats as he worked his way back from a devastating leg injury that curtailed his 2021 season. Listed at 5-11 and 250 pounds, Naylor (.276 spring average) appears to have shed a few ounces over the winter without losing an ounce of power.<\/p>\n<p>With one out in the first,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rosaram01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amed Rosario<\/a><\/strong> (.333) singled, Avila hit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ramirjo02,ramirjo01,ramire034jos,ramire033jos,ramire032jos,ramire030jos,ramire022jos,ramire023jos&amp;search=Jose+Ramirez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jose Ramirez<\/a><\/strong> (.333) with a pitch and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=belljo02,belljo01&amp;search=Josh+Bell&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Josh Bell<\/a><\/strong> walked to load the bases. Avila, a right-hander claimed on waivers by Chicago from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/giants\/\">San Francisco Giants<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in December, delivered a 1-0 fastball at the top of the zone and Naylor got full extension on it for his first spring homer.<\/p>\n<h3>Isn&#8217;t It Grand?<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"ZR8cJzM9R19p9y6rLSdytQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1393912420\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ZR8cJzM9R19p9y6rLSdytQ',sig:'0GYdRZP7wW9gIkI4_x0vTk1hydHGuXnq2SrfDUN6tZg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1393912420',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><br \/>\n&#8220;Wow!&#8221; said one excited fan wearing a Cleveland jersey. &#8220;That one would have been hit out of Yellowstone Park.&#8221; Nah, dude. You&#8217;re in Arizona. How about the Grand (Slam) Canyon?<\/p>\n<p>McKenzie yielded a first-inning run but lowered his spring ERA from 12.00 to 8.10 in his fourth and best by far start. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/andruel01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elvis Andrus<\/a><\/strong> opened the game with a double to the wall in center and scored on a one-out single by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/beninan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.baseball-reference.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew Benintendi<\/a><\/strong> as McKenzie once again left pitches up in the strike zone. He then fanned <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grandya01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yasmani Grandal<\/a><\/strong> and settled in. The tall right-hander fanned five over four innings, finally flinging his fastball lower in the zone and getting sharper breaks on his usually fine curve.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2981\" style=\"width: 574px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2981\" src=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"The lineup for the Cleveland Guardians versus White Sox matchup - photo by Chuck Murr\" width=\"574\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups-1024x802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups-1536x1204.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/guardians-white-sox-lineups.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lineups for the Cleveland Guardians versus White Sox Spring Training matchup for 03\/16\/2023 &#8211; photo by Chuck Murr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All-star closer\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/claseem01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emmanuel Clase<\/a><\/strong> (4.50 spring ERA) threw one scoreless inning, rookie right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gaddihu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hunter Gaddis<\/a><\/strong> (2.89) two hitless innings and lefty bullpen hopeful <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=herrin000tim&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tim Herrin<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(5.87) two more scoreless innings. Herrin gave up three of Chicago&#8217;s eight hits.<\/p>\n<p>Long-time Cleveland reliever<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/shawbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bryan Shaw<\/a><\/strong>, signed by the White Sox in the winter, worked one scoreless inning. He is 2-0 and has not allowed a run in six spring outings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=ariasga01,arias-003gab,arias-001gab&amp;search=Gabriel+Arias&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gabriel Arias<\/a><\/strong> (.355) and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=pries-000mic&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Micah Pries<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>each had one of Cleveland&#8217;s eight hits. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=gonzaos01,gonzal006osc&amp;search=Oscar+Gonzalez&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oscar Gonzalez<\/a><\/strong> (.154) was 0-for-1 with two walks. The Guardians want the young outfielder, who caught Cleveland by storm and was a playoff hero in 2022, to be more selective at the plate. The free passes were a good sign, though the usually big hitter has seemed tentative in many at-bats all spring. The Guardians expect him to be a big part of the offense along with Bell (.192), signed to a hefty free-agent contract.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Going Green<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2989\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2989 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"An Array of Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians hats - photo by Chuck Murr\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps-1536x988.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/an-array-of-reds-and-guardians-caps-2048x1317.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Array of Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians hats &#8211; photo by Chuck Murr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tomorrow night, the Guardians (6-11) and Cincinnati Reds (9-10) play their traditional St. Patrick&#8217;s Day game in Goodyear. This year it is at night&#8211; a 6:05 start (9:05 in Ohio). The Reds always wear green for the game and in recent years, Cleveland usually dons a ballcap with a green &#8220;C&#8221; logo.<\/p>\n<h3>Hope To See You Soon<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"3AfAkspdT05tYIAxcLezlw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1247524738\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'3AfAkspdT05tYIAxcLezlw',sig:'gP9z25gedcs367s7ArzN971CS6SSQKOEEwwPg7HU1Mk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1247524738',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><br \/>\nThe Guardians sent highly regarded infielders <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=rocchi000bra&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brayan Rocchio<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=tena--001jos&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jose Tena<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=martin012ang&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Angel Martinez<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=britoju01,brito-004jua&amp;search=Juan+Brito&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Juan Brito<\/a>,<\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=noel--001jho&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jhonkensy Noel<\/a><\/strong> along with right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=bilous000jas&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-03-16_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jason Bilous<\/a> <\/strong>to the minor-league camp on Wednesday. All of them most likely have a brighter future in the organization than some players still in the big-league camp &#8212; and that&#8217;s why Cleveland sent them down a little earlier.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians want them all playing many more innings in minor-league exhibition games than getting a scant shot as a defensive replacement or pinch hitter with the big boys. During the past few weeks, their job was to observe and absorb from the veterans as they in turn were being watched by the major-league coaching staff. Now, it is time to put to use things they may have learned. With a good performance for the Triple-A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/columbus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Columbus Clippers<\/strong><\/a> or Double-A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/akron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Akron RubberDucks<\/strong><\/a> in 2023, they can put themselves in the running later this year or in 2024 for a job in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"aVLkMxXXRyhWDbDicORVfw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1433971814\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'aVLkMxXXRyhWDbDicORVfw',sig:'yOd_cZngUt4KACjNJ2fkQuG9CaxB77Lx-3n3kZDBZuc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1433971814',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOODYEAR, AZ. &#8212; Josh Naylor crushed a grand slam completely out of Goodyear Ballpark and Triston McKenzie had his best start of the spring Thursday as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox, 5-1. Naylor launched a long, laser-like drive well over the stands in right field in the first inning off minor-league hopeful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":2975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[492,563,265,718,553,92,93,717,579,719],"class_list":["post-2967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-white-sox","category-guardians","tag-2023-spring-training","tag-amed-rosario","tag-andrew-benintendi","tag-elvis-andrus","tag-jose-ramirez","tag-josh-bell","tag-josh-naylor","tag-nick-avila","tag-triston-mckenzie","tag-yasmani-grandal","pmpro-has-access","eq-blocks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Naylor Nails Grand Slam; Guardians Whip White Sox - Sport Relay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Josh Naylor&#039;s grand slam and Triston McKenzie&#039;s best pitching of the spring lead the Cleveland Guardians over the Chicago White Sox, 5-1.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/16\/naylor-nails-grand-slam-guardians-whip-white-sox\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Naylor Nails Grand Slam; 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