Naylor brothers homer in similar inning on Nationwide Siblings Day

CLEVELAND — The Naylor brothers turned Nationwide Siblings Day into fairly a household affair.

Josh Naylor and his youthful brother, Bo, each hit dwelling runs in the identical inning Wednesday evening for the Cleveland Guardians of their 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Josh Naylor related for a solo homer with one out within the fourth off Chicago’s Erick Fedde, and Bo Naylor smashed a two-run shot to heart discipline two batters later.

They went on to ship RBI hits within the tenth inning because the Guardians rallied for the victory. Josh Naylor tied the rating with an RBI double. Then, with the bases loaded, Bo Naylor dropped a single into proper discipline off former Guardians reliever Bryan Shaw as Cleveland got here again after trailing 5-0.

The Naylors have been unaware their performances got here on a day to have fun brothers and sisters.

“Not a clue,” mentioned Bo Naylor, who’s 26. “So it is type of loopy to have the ability to share a house run in the identical inning with him.”

Josh Naylor, 28, mentioned he all the time felt enjoying alongside his youthful brother was attainable.

“I dreamt of it as a child,” he mentioned. “I knew it will come true finally if we simply preserve working exhausting. So it is probably not a shock to me. I type of believed in it from day one and I knew that if we simply proceed to work exhausting at our craft, we would both play in opposition to one another or play with one another.”

Wednesday was the second time the Naylors homered in the identical inning, having achieved it July 14 final season on the Texas Rangers.

Earlier than the Naylors related final season, the final brothers to homer in the identical inning have been B.J. and Justin Upton for the Atlanta Braves in 2013.

The Naylors are the sixth pair of brothers since 1900 to every hit a house run in the identical inning and the fourth to do it a number of instances, becoming a member of the Uptons, Billy and Cal Ripken and Lloyd and Paul Waner.

The one pair to do it as opponents is Rick and Wes Ferrell in 1933. Wes Ferrell hit a house run for Cleveland within the prime of the fourth inning, and within the backside, Rick Ferrell hit a house run for Boston off his brother, who was pitching.

For Bo Naylor, attending to be teammates together with his brother is a blessing.

“Each time I am within the locker room, I get to have the ability to hang around with my brother,” he mentioned. “It is a new particular second. Each finish of inning, I get to throw a ball over to him. It is particular. I am tremendous grateful to have the ability to share these experiences with him.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.