Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 7/16/22 10:24 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run and two RBI in a 6-3 loss to Atlanta on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Bell singled in the second inning, tripled home a run and scored in the fourth and notched an RBI single in the sixth. The 29-year-old has been scorching over the last three games against Atlanta, going 8-for-13 with two doubles, a triple and a home run to bring his season line to .311/.389/.506 with 13 home runs, 47 runs and 50 RBI.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Fri 7/15/22 10:25 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
He took Kyle Wright deep in the bottom of the first inning for his 13th long ball of the season, but the Nationals were already in a 2-0 hole. Bell snapped a brief nine-game homer drought in which he's hit only .135 (5-for-37) with zero RBI, but on the year he still sports a .300/.380/.488 slash line, with the batting average and OBP both tracking to be career bests.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sun 7/3/22 11:42 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a double, two runs and a strikeout in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
The Nationals were unable to generate any runs over the first six innings of Sunday's matchup, but Bell hit a go-ahead homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. Although the team was unable to pick up the win, the 29-year-old now has 10 extra-base hits over the last nine games, and he's hit .531 with a homer, a triple, seven doubles, seven runs and three RBI during that time.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Thu 6/30/22 12:46 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two walks and two runs scored Wednesday against the Pirates.
EDGE Analysis
Bell reached base in all of his plate appearances, highlighted by a pair of extra-base hits. He's riding an eight-game hitting streak and has at least one knock in 11 of his last 12 starts. That's continued an impressive season for Bell, as he's maintained a .319 average with 11 home runs, 42 runs scored and 46 RBI across 323 plate appearances.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Mon 6/27/22 1:05 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 3-for-5 with an RBI-double and two runs scored in a 6-4 win over the Rangers on Sunday.
EDGE Analysis
The three-hit performance lifted Bell's average to .308 on the season and the first baseman now has 46 RBI and 40 runs scored. He has shown dramatically improved contact skills in the first half of 2022, and his average on the season is over 50 points higher than his season-long number in 2021. Bell's power numbers don't rival the best corner infielders in the game, but an average over .300 while hitting in between the likes of Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz will bode well for his counting stats.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 6/18/22 12:55 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 3-for-6 with three homers, three walks, five RBI and four runs scored across both halves of Friday's doubleheader against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
The Nationals lost both games, but Bell certainly did all he could to prevent that. He homered off Ranger Suarez in Game 1 and took Bailey Falter deep twice in Game 2. Bell has traditionally fared far better against righties than lefties, so to see him take southpaws deep three times in one day was quite impressive. He's now homered four times in the first three games of this five-game series.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Thu 6/16/22 10:59 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-1 loss to the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Bell prevented the Nationals from getting shut out with his fourth-inning homer. He snapped an 0-for-11 skid at the plate with his two-hit effort Thursday. The 29-year-old has maintained a steady .294/.370/.447 slash line with eight homers, 39 RBI, 33 runs scored and 10 doubles across 65 contests while routinely hitting in the middle of the order.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 6/11/22 12:12 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-5 with a home run, a triple, three RBI, two runs and a strikeout in Friday's 11-5 win over Milwaukee.
EDGE Analysis
Bell had a third consecutive multi-hit performance Friday, but his performance against the Brewers marked the first time that he had produced any runs during that time. The 29-year-old has recorded multiple hits in six of the last 11 matchups, and he hit .378 with two homers, a triple, two doubles, nine RBI and four runs across that span.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Fri 6/3/22 10:00 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's loss to the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
His seventh-inning shot off Graham Ashcraft ended a brutal scoreless streak of 27.1 innings for the Nationals' offense, but it was the only run the team scrounged up in an 8-1 loss. Bell also snapped a personal 23-game homer drought, a stretch during which he slashed a feeble .253/.302/.276 with only eight RBI. On the season, the first baseman is batting .309 with five home runs and 29 RBI in 52 contests.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Tue 5/31/22 10:11 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 3-for-4 with three RBI in Monday's 13-5 loss to the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
He once again didn't have an extra-base hit, but Bell still found a way to be productive in the rout. He's gone 21 games without a homer, slashing a weak .237/.284/.250 during his power drought with only one double and eight RBI.