Josh Bell back in Nationals' lineup Thursday afternoon
Washington Nationals first baseman Josh Bell will start in Thursday afternoon's series finale against right-hander Zach Eflin and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Bell will bat sixth and return to first base in place of Ryan Zimmerman. He is slashing just .133/.198/.289 through 91 plate appearances this season. Kyle Schwarber and Starlin Castro will bat cleanup and fifth, respectively, on Thursday afternoon.
numberFire’s models project Bell for 8.4 FanDuel points and he has a $2,800 salary on Thursday. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Nationals have an implied total of 4.0 runs. Eflin is tied with Gerrit Cole for the lowest walk rate (1.6 percent) in the majors this season among qualified pitchers.
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