Dodgers Trade for Belliard Sport Betting. Sport betting indicates that the Los Angeles Dodgers have made a trade to upgrade their bench, acquiring Ronnie Belliard from the Washington Nationals for two minor league players. Online sports betting numbers on the Dodgers have dropped in recent weeks but Los Angeles is still in good shape to make the playoffs and make a run at the World Series.
Sport betting notes tell us that the Nationals got 22-year-old Class-A pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named later in the deal. Belliard could be available for the Dodgers as they face the Diamondbacks in a four-game sport betting series beginning on Monday. This is a key move for the Dodgers since players must be on the 25-man roster by tonight at 9 pm to be eligible for postseason play.
Belliard hit .246 in 86 games for the Nationals as sport betting statistics tell us. He hit .361 in 24 games in August as online sports betting stats indicate. He was an American League All-Star in 2004 with Cleveland and was part of the St. Louis Cardinals World Series winning team in 2006. It is possible that Belliard could fill in at times for Orlando Hudson at second, James Loney at first and Casey Blake at second. Los Angeles general manager Ned Colletti said that will probably be the last move for the Dodgers.
In other Los Angeles sport betting news, Manny Ramirez was held out of the starting lineup on Sunday so he could get a little bit of rest. “I think his legs are a little heavy right now,” manager Joe Torre said. “I think it’s from playing every day. He had spring training, then he was gone for 50 games, close to two months. I don’t care how much you’re doing, you need another spring training, and he didn’t have that.” Online sports betting told us that it turned out that Ramirez played five innings anyway as he pinch hit in the 8th and scored the winning run in the 12th.
Los Angeles will be favored in their sport betting series against Arizona as they try and increase their National League West lead. The Dodgers are 8-1 at the online sportsbook to win the World Series. The Yankees are the online sports betting favorites at the sports book followed by the Red Sox, Phillies, Cardinals and Angels. The Dodgers are the sixth choice at 8-1 in sport betting odds.