The Padres' Josh Bell had sat six of the Padres' last 12 games and remained on the bench in a key situation Thursday night
“I think the most important thing is winning these games,” Bell said after early work Friday afternoon. “I feel like I trust them, I trust their decisions and whenever my name is called I’ve got to be ready. At times in the past, I haven’t been, so hopefully tonight I can pull through and be the guy that they want me to be.”But after pairing 14 homers with a .301/.384/.493 batting line in 103 games to start the year with the Nationals, Bell’s batting line has sunk to .185/.302/.
With a 1.020 OPS over his last 12 games, Soto appears to be rounding into form. Drury has a sub-par .275 on-base percentage as a Padre but has eight homers and 28 RBIs in 40 games. One particular struggle of note: His expected slugging percentage against breaking balls as a lefty facing righties is down from .592 last year to .386 this year.
He added: “Diving too much into mechanics and I can kind of get stuck up there, but when I’m feeling right and when I can get off the machine and kind of dance a little bit and feel confident up there. That’s when good things happen in the game. So I feel confident right now.
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