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Dodgers add Nats' Belliard to bench

By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com

Sunday, August 30, 2009

The Dodgers traded minor league pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later to Washington on Sunday for infielder Ronnie Belliard. Belliard, 34, was hitting only .247 for the Nationals, with a .297 on-base percentage and five homers in 186 at-bats. However, he's heated up over the last few weeks, batting .367 in August, with three homers, a .406 on-base percentage and a .600 slugging percentage. "He gives us some offense," manager Joe Torre said. "He can play around the infield, p ...

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