Josh Bell got dealt a fastball that was 4.65 feet off the ground late in Monday's showdown between the Washington Nationals ...

The key: The pitch was 4.65 feet off the ground. According to MLB stats expert Sarah Langs, a pitch that high had never been hit for a home run since the league has had the ability to track such ...

Josh Bell belts a solo home run to left-center field, increasing the Nationals' lead to 10-3 in the top of the 9th ...

Statcast measures the pitch height behind Josh Bell's home run against the Padres in the top of the 9th inning ...

Belts 10th long ball ...

James Wood had a three-run homer among his three hits, drove in four and scored three times for the Washington Nationals, who ...

Josh Bell lifts a sacrifice fly to center field to plate Luis García Jr. and increase the Nationals' lead to 3-0 in the top ...

Josh Bell lines an RBI single to left field, scoring James Wood and extending the Nationals' lead to 6-1 in the top of the 5th inning ...

Though the switch-hitting Bell started in two of the Nationals ' previous three matchups with left-handed hurlers, he'll hit the bench Monday as the Rockies send southpaw Carson Palmquist to the hill.

Andres Chaparro is in the designated hitter spot versus lefty David Peterson and could cut into Bell's playing time against southpaws moving forward. The switch-hitting Bell is just 2-for-39 at the ...

As things stand, this feels like a team that will have a quiet deadline, or participate in some light shuffling.