Josh Bell had a monster night, launching three home runs and powering the Pirates to a blowout win. He started things off by crushing a fastball out to right after swinging over a slow curveball. In his next at-bat, the pitcher tried the same sequence, but Bell made the adjustment and sent the curveball deep to the upper deck. That bomb made him 2-for-2 with two home runs, and the Pirates jumped to a 6-1 lead.
Bell stayed locked in during his next trip to the plate, notching a base hit off a fresh arm. He nearly got his third home run in his fourth at-bat, sending one to the track, but the outfielder pulled it in just short of the wall. He faced a position player pitching in a mop-up role late in the game and grounded out, which ended up being his weakest at-bat of the night. In his final at-bat, Bell got one more shot against Craig Kimbrel and didn’t miss. After taking a close pitch and fouling one off, he jumped on a fastball and lined it into the stands for his third home run of the game. The crowd gave him a curtain call as he capped off a huge night. Bell’s breakout season continues, and his power numbers are rolling.