Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sun 5/16/21 2:44 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell is not in the lineup Sunday against the Diamondbacks, Matt Weyrich of NBC Sports Washington reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bell is 4-for-13 with a homer, a double, five RBI and four runs over the past four games, but he'll head to the bench Sunday even though righty Luke Weaver is pitching for Arizona. Ryan Zimmerman will start at first base in the series finale.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Thu 5/13/21 8:27 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run Thursday against the Phillies.
EDGE Analysis
Bell took Zach Eflin deep in the opening frame for his fourth homer of the season. He had only one home run through his first 13 games, but he has now delivered three in his last 11 contests. Overall, Bell still has an inflated 30.9 percent strikeout rate, which has limited him to a .140/.202/.326 line across 94 plate appearances.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Wed 5/12/21 5:46 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Phillies, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
The switch-hitting first baseman receives a day off after going 3-for-25 in his last six games. Bell has 28 strikeouts to just six walks this season, getting on base at a lowly .200 clip. Ryan Zimmerman gets the start at first base.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 5/8/21 12:57 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Friday's 11-4 win over the Yankees.
EDGE Analysis
Bell put the Nationals on the board Friday with a home run to lead off the second inning, his third of the season. In his last six games, Bell has gone 5-for-23 with two homers, a double, seven RBI, five runs and two walks.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Wed 5/5/21 3:49 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell isn't starting Wednesday's game against Atlanta.
EDGE Analysis
Bell will retreat to the bench with southpaw Max Fried on the mound for Atlanta. Ryan Zimmerman will start at first base and bat third.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sun 5/2/21 11:26 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bell went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in his first multi-hit game of the season Saturday, but he'll take a seat for the series finale with lefty Trevor Rogers on the mound for Miami. Ryan Zimmerman will start at first base and bat cleanup Sunday for the Nationals.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sat 5/1/21 7:31 PM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI during Saturday's 7-2 win over the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
The 28-year-old was 1-for-22 over the previous six games, but he delivered twice with RISP to power the offense Saturday. Bell has a .140/.219/.298 slash line with two homers, two doubles, nine RBI and 12 runs through 16 games this season.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Thu 4/29/21 6:55 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Blue Jays.
EDGE Analysis
He capped the scoring on the night with a fifth-inning blast off Ty Tice. Bell has struggled to find his timing at the plate to begin the season, and Wednesday's homer -- only his second of the year -- snapped an 0-for-15 skid.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Wed 4/21/21 1:54 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
Bell finally opened up the scoring in the sixth when took a first-pitch hanging curveball over the wall in right to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. Despite hitting his first home run as a National, Bell has struggled mightily in his first week back since returning from the COVID-19 injured list. The 28-year-old is slashing just .143/.242/.321 and has only four hits and has struck out at least once in all eight games so far.
Josh Bell 1B/DH WSH Sun 4/18/21 11:34 AM
Josh Bell
1B/DH WSH
Bell is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Diamondbacks.
EDGE Analysis
Bell will give way to Ryan Zimmerman at first base after starting in each of the first three games of the series. Since being activated from the COVID-19 injured list Monday, Bell has started in five of the Nationals' seven games, going 2-for-19 with four runs and two RBI.