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Bell went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, walk, three runs and two RBI in Thursday's 14-6 win over the Rockies. Bell already provided the highlight of the series a night earlier when he splashed down in the Allegheny River for his 15th home run of the season, but he turned in quite the encore performance Thursday. After reaching base four times and adding two more extra-base knocks to his ledger, Bell raised his OPS to 1.126, trailing only the Dodgers' Cody Bellinger (1.243) and the Brewers' Christian Yelich (1.172).
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Bell went 3-for-4 with a home run, double, walk, three runs and two RBI in Thursday's 14-6 win over the Rockies. Bell already provided the highlight of the series a night earlier when he splashed down in the Allegheny River for his 15th home run of the season, but he turned in quite the encore performance Thursday. After reaching base four times and adding two more extra-base knocks to his ledger, Bell raised his OPS to 1.126, trailing only the Dodgers' Cody Bellinger (1.243) and the Brewers' Christian Yelich (1.172).
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Bell went 3-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and four RBI in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Padres. It's the third time in May that Bell has gone yard twice in a game. The 26-year-old now has a .333/.402/.704 slash line on the year with 14 homers and a big-league-leading 43 RBI through 43 games.
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Bell went 2-for-4 with a double in an 11-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. The 26-year-old extending his hitting streak to 15 games was about the only positive for the Pirates in the lopsided loss. During the hitting streak, Bell is batting .426 (26-for-61) with 14 extra-base hits and 21 RBI. He's slashing .333/.404/.693 with 12 home runs, 39 RBI and 27 runs in 150 at-bats this season.
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Bell went 2-for-4 with a pair of homers, four RBI and a walk in a 6-2 victory against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. It's still early, but Bell is in the National League MVP conversation right now. With this pair of homers -- one of which was another massive shot more than 450 feet -- he has already matched his 12 home runs from last season in just 167 plate appearances. Bell is also currently on a 14-game hitting streak, during which he's hit .421 with 13 extra-base hits. Overall, Bell is batting .329 with a .692 slugging percentage, 12 home runs, 39 RBI and 27 runs in 146 at-bats.
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1:58 am ET / @RobBiertempfelRob Biertempfel
This game might come down to the last Bell/Bellinger standing.
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1:34 am ET / @adamdberryAdam Berry
Josh Bell crushed a leadoff double to center. 112.1 mph. Seems like everything the man hits is hit hard.
Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | PIT | 48 | 181 | 35 | 61 | 16 | 47 | 21 | 45 | 0 | .337 |
| 2018 | PIT | 148 | 501 | 74 | 131 | 12 | 62 | 77 | 104 | 2 | .261 |
| 2017 | PIT | 159 | 549 | 75 | 140 | 26 | 90 | 66 | 117 | 2 | .255 |
| TOTAL | 400 | 1,359 | 202 | 367 | 57 | 218 | 185 | 285 | 4 |
Next Matchup
| Situation | H/AB | AVG | HR | RBI | SB | BB | KO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RYU (CAREER) | 1/6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| vs RHP | 47/128 | .367 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 28 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/24 | vs  |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5/23 | vs  |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5/22 | vs |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5/21 | vs |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5/19 | @  |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5/18 | @ |
4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5/17 | @ |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Upcoming Games
| date | Opp | time | Scheduled Starter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25 | vs |
7:15 PM | Hyun-Jin Ryu |
| 5/26 | vs |
1:35 PM | Kenta Maeda |
| 5/27 | @  |
1:10 PM | Kenta Maeda |
| 5/28 | @ |
6:40 PM | Anthony DeSclafani |
| 5/29 | @ |
12:35 PM | Anthony DeSclafani |
| 5/30 | vs  |
7:05 PM | Chase Anderson |
| 5/31 | vs |
7:05 PM | Jhoulys Chacin |