Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 7/27/24 11:51 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's win over the Brewers.
EDGE Analysis
He took Janson Junk deep in the ninth inning, giving the Marlins their third long ball of the game and giving Bell his third straight game with a homer and fourth straight game with multiple hits. The switch-hitting first baseman, and pending free agent, is doing what he can to improve his trade value as the deadline approaches -- over his last 13 contests he's slashing .300/.375/.620 with five home runs and nine RBI.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Fri 7/26/24 2:40 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in a loss to the Orioles on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Baltimore built a 6-0 lead before Bell put Miami on the board with a sixth-inning solo shot to center field. The Marlins later strung together a ninth-inning rally, with Bell's single plating the tying run to send the game into an extra frame. Bell has gone deep in three of his past four contests and is batting .467 (7-for-15) with three homers, five RBI and four runs over that span.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Thu 7/25/24 1:04 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 6-3 victory versus the Orioles.
EDGE Analysis
Bell belted the only long ball of the contest, swatting a solo shot to center field in the fourth inning. It was his second homer in three contests following a 22-game stretch during which he went deep only once. Bell has hit 11 home runs through 100 contests, so he'll have to pick up the pace to reach 20 long balls for the fifth time in his career.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Mon 7/22/24 10:18 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional RBI in Monday's loss to the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Bell took Mets starter David Peterson deep in the fifth inning before adding his second RBI on a groundout in the ninth inning. The 31-year-old has struggled mightily during the month of July, batting just .136 with two home runs, seven RBI and three runs scored in 15 games played.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 7/13/24 9:29 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double, a home run and one additional RBI in Saturday's 10-6 loss to the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
The homer was Bell's first since June 21 and his ninth this season. He's had a disappointing first half with a .230/.292/.360 slash line through 93 games. Bell's strikeout rate isn't far off from his career norm, but the power metrics have cratered and he's not walking as much. The 31-year-old impending free agent will presumably be shipped out of Miami at the trade deadline.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 7/6/24 12:31 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
EDGE Analysis
Saturday marks Bell's first day off since June 24. He went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts in the series opener Friday, and since his last day off, Bell has gone 4-for-39 with two RBI and 11 strikeouts. Jonah Bride will serve as the designated hitter Saturday and bat sixth against White Sox southpaw Garrett Crochet.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Mon 6/24/24 6:47 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals.
EDGE Analysis
Bell will hit the bench for the first time all season, ending a streak of 77 consecutive starts. He'll be getting a breather after he concluded the Marlins' weekend series versus the Mariners with a pair of hitless performances that brought his season-long average down to .246. Jake Burger steps in at first base in place of Bell.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 6/22/24 10:29 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Mariners.
EDGE Analysis
The first baseman went back-to-back with Bryan De La Cruz in the sixth inning to tie the score, and the Marlins would eventually collect their third straight walk-off win. The streaky Bell has nine hits in the last five games, but that comes on the heels of an 0-for-21 slump over the prior six contests. On the season, he carries a .251/.313/.389 slash line in 75 games with eight homers and 33 RBI.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Thu 6/6/24 1:34 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 3-for-4 with an RBI during Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Bell has generated a hit in eight consecutive contests, with Wednesday's performance his third three-hit game during that span. The first basemen drove in Vidal Brujan on a fifth-inning single, marking Bell's 30th RBI of the campaign. Through 262 plate appearances, Bell owns a .716 OPS and a 19.1 percent strikeout rate, down from 21.8 percent in 2023.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Wed 6/5/24 10:22 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-5 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 9-5 loss to Tampa Bay.
EDGE Analysis
Bell extended Miami's lead to 3-0 in the first inning with a two-run triple, his first three-bagger since 2022, before leading off the eighth with a double. With Tuesday's multi-hit performance, Bell's now hit safely in seven straight games, going 12-for-29 (.414.) with a 1.075 OPS in that span. After a brutal start to the year, the 31-year-old first baseman has boosted his slash line to .247/.318/.385 with six homers, 29 RBI and 26 runs scored across 61 games.