← BACK TO SLATETonight's top play
Hits OVER 0.5+6.0% edgemodel 66% · grade A
Why: strong vs the Four-Seam (42% usage, .417 xwOBA).
Verdict
one call per prop — does the model agree with recent reality?| Prop | Pick | Model | Edge | L10 | Verdict |
|---|
| Hits | OVER 0.5 | 66% | +6.0% | 50% | LEAN |
| Home Runs | OVER 0.5 | 15% | +5.0% | 30% | CAUTION |
Our track record
settled S/A/B picks on Josh Bell, by confidence tier| Tier | Record | Hit rate | ROI |
|---|
| S | 8-4 | 67% | +49.5% |
| A | 9-4 | 69% | +83.6% |
| B | 8-9 | 47% | +80.8% |
Combined 25-17 · n=42 · ROI +72.7% · avg CLV +0.1 pts · beat close 46%
Matchup
Josh Bell (SHB) vs Carlos Rodón LHPfavors batterfavors pitcherCarlos Rodón LHP · season · 67.7 IP · 291 BF
Josh Bell hitting
| Split | H-AB | BA | SLG | ISO | HR | BB% | K% |
|---|
| Season | 133-543 | .245 | .405 | .160 | 19 | 9.2% | 22.3% |
| vs LHP | 47-179 | .263 | .402 | .140 | 5 | 6.8% | 21.2% |
Pitch-type matchup
Carlos Rodón's arsenal × how Josh Bell hits it · since 2025 · TOP = batter's spotCarlos Rodón throws
| Pitch | Usage | Velo | Whiff | xwOBA |
|---|
| TOPFour-Seam | 42% | 94.1 | 17% | .354 |
| TOPSlider | 28% | 85.9 | 38% | .311 |
| TOPChangeup | 16% | 85.0 | 34% | .331 |
| Sinker | 10% | 92.2 | 25% | .332 |
| Curveball | 4% | 80.3 | 28% | .221 |
| Cutter | 0% | 92.4 | 0% | .060 |
Josh Bell vs each
| Pitch | Seen | Whiff | xwOBA | EV |
|---|
| TOPFour-Seam | 903 | 16% | .417 | 94.0 |
| TOPSlider | 337 | 27% | .411 | 92.5 |
| TOPChangeup | 539 | 31% | .373 | 85.3 |
| Sinker | 380 | 15% | .332 | 91.7 |
| Curveball | 219 | 36% | .299 | 86.1 |
| Cutter | 259 | 16% | .335 | 87.4 |
xwOBA = expected wOBA from exit velo + launch angle. Green favors the batter, red favors the pitcher.
Hit-rate history
per-game results vs the line · green = over · red = under50%5/10 · L10 · avg 1.0
Our model66% OVER+6.0% edgeA
Recent form
per-game over the last 10Avg PA4.0Plate Appearancesavg 4.0
Total Basesavg 2.0
Home Runsavg 0.3
Strikeoutsavg 0.8
Tonight's lines
2026-09-15 · every line we grade — bet any, not just the headline · BEST = best edge · Move = open→now (CLV once settled)Same-game parlay
pick 2+ — we price the correlation the book won'tSplits
Career n=598 PA · 2026-03-15 → 2026-09-12
| Split | H-AB | BA | SLG | ISO | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K% |
|---|
Season 2026 season | 133-543 | .245 | .405 | .160 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 55 | 22.3% |
vs LHP left-handed pitching | 47-179 | .263 | .402 | .140 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 21.2% |
vs RHP right-handed pitching | 86-364 | .236 | .407 | .170 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 22.8% |
Last 15 days recent form | 9-35 | .257 | .457 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.7% |
vs NYY tonight's opponent (full roster) | 12-53 | .226 | .321 | .094 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 28.3% |
@ Target Field tonight's stadium | 4889-19521 | .250 | .372 | .122 | 593 | 145 | 499 | 2324 | 21.8% |
xStats luck
xwOBA0.330
wOBA0.318
delta−0.012 due
n=597 PA
Spray chart
814 balls in play since 2025· wind 1 mph cross-windBalls in play814
HR rate5.0%
Hard-hit (95+)44%
Avg exit velo90.0 mph
Ground ball44%
Line drive22%
Fly ball27%
What kind of arm does he crush?
top 3 pitcher traits by |lift|
Vs. high-contact-quality pitcher (avg EV allowed ≥ 89 mph)
+3.6%small sample
n=331 games · 20/147 HR when active
Vs. fastball-heavy pitcher (FB% ≥ 55%)
+0.0%small sample
n=0 games · 0/0 HR when active
Vs. hittable pitcher (BAA > .260)
+0.0%small sample
n=0 games · 0/0 HR when active
// PLAYER DNA
HR signature· refreshed 2026-05-21
// TONIGHT
0 / 1HELPING · IN PLAY
Leaning against
// IN PLAY TONIGHT
- −27% HR rate when playing at home.
helping tonighthurting tonightnot in play tonight
Rested (2+ days off)
−29%
21 yes / 312 no · 44 HRs
Playing at hometonight
−27%
168 yes / 166 no · 44 HRs
Summer game (Jun-Aug)
+23%
139 yes / 195 no · 44 HRs
HR-friendly park (factor ≥ 1.10)
−22%
44 yes / 290 no · 44 HRs
// 8 more factors — small sample / no significant lift
HR-suppressing park (factor ≤ 0.95)
+20%
127 yes / 207 no · 44 HRs
No rest day (B2B or doubleheader)
+9%
235 yes / 98 no · 44 HRs
Cold month (Apr / Sep / Oct)
+6%
101 yes / 233 no · 44 HRs
Vs. high-contact-quality pitcher (avg EV allowed ≥ 89 mph)
neutral
147 yes / 184 no · 44 HRs
Vs. fastball-heavy pitcher (FB% ≥ 55%)
neutral
0 yes / 0 no · 0 HRs
Vs. hittable pitcher (BAA > .260)
neutral
0 yes / 0 no · 0 HRs
Vs. high-xwOBA pitcher (xwOBA allowed > .340)
neutral
0 yes / 0 no · 0 HRs
Vs. low-whiff pitcher (whiff% < 22%)
neutral
0 yes / 0 no · 0 HRs
// LIFT = P(HR | factor true) ÷ P(HR | factor false), Bayesian- shrunk with K=30 pseudo-games. Significance requires |lift − 1| ≥ 0.20 AND smaller cohort n ≥ 15. Cohort = top 60 HR hitters, last 2 seasons. Refreshed weekly. Green/red = the factor's effect on tonight's HR chance; gray = not in play tonight.
Last 10 games
Per-game outcomes — most recent first.
| Date | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | K | Outcomes |
|---|
| 2026-09-14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 2 R · 1 K |
| 2026-09-12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-for-3 · 1 BB · 3 K |
| 2026-09-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-for-3 · 1 BB · 1 K |
| 2026-09-09 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 R |
| 2026-09-08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-for-4 · 1 RBI |
| 2026-09-07 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-for-4 · 1 BB |
| 2026-09-06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-for-3 · 2 K |
| 2026-09-05 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-for-4 · 1 2B · 1 R |
| 2026-09-04 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB |
| 2026-09-02 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-for-4 · 1 K |
Nearest neighbors
Top 10 hitters most similar to Josh Bell across 38 features. Comp Lab uses these for small-sample BvP matchups.
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