Dodgers trade for Belliard
CINCINNATI — The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers added to their infield depth on Sunday, getting Ronnie Belliard from the Washington Nationals for a minor leaguer and a player to be named. The Dodgers sent Class A pitcher Luis Garcia to the Nationals.
The 34-year-old Belliard batted .246 with five homers and 22 RBI for Washington. He’ll join the Dodgers in Los Angeles before their game Monday against Arizona, making him eligible for postseason play.
“He gives us some offense,” manager Joe Torre said. “He can play around the infield, probably all positions but shortstop.”
Peavy leaves rehab start
NEW YORK — Jake Peavy is having a hard time getting healthy. Still waiting to make his first start for the Chicago White Sox, Peavy left his minor league rehab outing after only 31/3 innings and 68 pitches Saturday night because he felt tightness in his pitching elbow.
The right-hander, acquired from San Diego at the July 31 trade deadline, was hit on that elbow by a line drive in his previous start for Triple-A Charlotte. Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said Peavy will join the White Sox by Monday in Minnesota, where he is expected to get X-rays and be evaluated by the club’s medical staff.
The 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner, Peavy has been on the disabled list since June 13 with a strained tendon.
Johnson hopes for September
SAN FRANCISCO — Former Seattle Mariner Randy Johnson hopes he will pitch again this season for San Francisco, albeit as a reliever, in September. The 45-year-old Big Unit is on the 60-day disabled list and has been sidelined since July 6 with a strained left shoulder. Johnson is 8-6 this year.
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