Josh Bell’s homers help Marlins move ahead of Reds in wild-card race: ‘He’s fit right in’

CINCINNATI — The trade deadline, veteran Miami Marlins catcher Jacob Stallings noted Wednesday, can be “weird.”

Stallings was in the lineup this year on Aug. 1 for a game scheduled to start just 40 minutes after the deadline passed. The Marlins had already gotten third baseman Jake Burger earlier in the day and closer David Robertson a couple of days earlier.

Then, as Stallings was getting ready for Sandy Alacantra’s start, he heard the Marlins had made a trade to acquire his former teammate in Pittsburgh, Josh Bell. The news broke on Twitter at 6:09 p.m. and the Marlins didn’t announce it until after the first pitch.

“I was kind of shocked,” Stallings said of hearing the news before the game.

As Stallings was processing Bell, he looked into the stands and saw his wife, Amy Beth.

“She just had this huge smile on her face during the game because she knew we just traded for him,” Stallings said. “We’re big Josh Bell fans.”

There were a few more fans in the Marlins’ clubhouse Wednesday after Bell hit two homers — one from each side — in the Marlins’ 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park, including a three-run homer to tie the game in the eighth inning.

Bell had four hits and drove in two in his first game as a Marlin, a…