Wil Myers starting at first base for Padres as slumping Josh Bell gets a day off on Friday against the Nationals
The Padres’ new first baseman is hitting just .125/.258/.161 with two extra-base hits and two RBIs in 15 games since arriving with Juan Soto ahead of the trade deadline. Bell has played every game since joining the Padres and had been entrenched in the clean-up spot until he was dropped to fifth in the order Wednesday, when he doubled in his last at-bat in Miami.
Bell went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the Nationals. The 30-year-old switch-hitter was hitting .301/.384/.493 with 14 homers and 57 RBIs in 103 games at the time of the trade to San Diego. “Just giving him a rest,” Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “Let him come out, take some BP and work on some things without the pressure being the new guy here and so forth. He’s going to come around and be a big piece for us. He will be. Love him in the middle of the order, the way he splits things up, especially as a switch-hitter.Back in pink and mint for City Connect Friday.
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