LHP Jaime Garcia didn't appear to have his top stuff or command but held things together for 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday night and picked up his seventh win of the season. Garcia allowed six hits and a run, walking two and fanning four. He passed Lance Lynn for the second-most strikeouts by a St. Louis pitcher in Busch Stadium III with 377.

LHP Jaime Garcia gets the call Wednesday night in the back half of the day-night twinbill. Garcia was no-decisioned Friday night in a 7-6 loss to Miami, working 6 1/3 innings and giving up four runs. In his career against the Padres, Garcia has made five starts, going 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA, but hasn't faced them since an 11-3 loss four years ago.

LHP Jaime Garcia got a 4-1 lead but couldn't make it stick, ultimately settling for a no-decision after going 6 1/3 innings. Garcia allowed four runs off eight hits and two walks, fanning two. He was let down by the team's shaky defense, which failed to make a handful of plays it should have, and a bullpen that gave up three runs on its own plus the two runners Garcia left on base.

LHP Jaime Garcia walked to the mound in the fifth inning with a 5-1 lead and couldn't make it stick, leaving the game in the sixth after walking the first two batters. The bullpen allowed those runs to score and then gave up the lead for good an inning later. Garcia allowed four runs and four hits in his stint, walking three and striking out six in his last start before the All-Star break.

LHP Jaime Garcia takes the ball Wednesday night when St. Louis continues its series with Pittsburgh. Garcia is coming off a 7-1 win Friday night over Milwaukee in which he cruised through eight innings on only 98 pitches, allowing four hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts. Garcia is 2-1 with an 0.57 ERA in six career games (four starts) against the Pirates.

LHP Jaime Garcia did what he usually does against Milwaukee -- pitch dominantly in a win. Garcia worked eight innings on just 98 pitches, allowing four hits and a run with four walks and six strikeouts in his 11th career win over the Brewers, his most against any opponent. He recorded 16 outs via grounders, inducing a pair of double play balls.

TORONTO -- Carlos Santana led off the 19th inning with his 17th homer of the season against infielder Darwin Barney, who was pitching, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Friday afternoon to win their club-record 14th straight game.The Blue Jays sent out infielder Ryan Goins to pitch the 18th inning. He allowed singles to Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall, who had five hits after the sixth inning that put runners at the corners, but got out of the jam.Barney (0-1), who made the third out of the 18th inning, became the 10th Blue Jays position player to pitch in the 19th. Barney allowed the home run, then retired his next three batters.Trevor Bauer (7-2), scheduled to be Cleveland's starter on Saturday, entered the game in the 15th inning and picked up the win allowing two hits and three walks while striking out three.Tigers 10, Rays 2ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Victor Martinez crushed two three-run home runs and Detroit cruised past Tampa Bay.Detroit starter Michael... [More]

LHP Jaime Garcia gets the start Friday night when St. Louis opens a three-game weekend series with Milwaukee in Busch Stadium. Garcia was no-decisioned Sunday in an 11-6 victory at Seattle, coughing up five runs over 5 2/3 innings. He is 1-1 in two starts this year against the Brewers and 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA in 19 career outings, including a one-hitter on April 14.

LHP Jaime Garcia is scheduled to make his first start against Seattle since 2010 when the Cardinals and Mariners finish a three-game series at Safeco Field. The last time Garcia faced the Mariners, he took a tough-luck loss in a 2-1 defeat, despite giving up just five hits and two runs over seven innings.

RHP Jaime Garcia (5-6) allowed two runs and six hits while walking two and striking out six in 6 2/3 innings on Monday night. He threw at least 100 pitches for the first time since his second start of the season on April 14 at Milwaukee. Garcia is now 3-2 all-time with a 2.27 ERA in eight career games against the Cubs. "His breaking ball was very good when he needed it," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "He just had one of those good rhythms and was making good pitches all night."

LHP Jaime Garcia takes the mound Monday night when St. Louis opens an eight-game road trip against the Chicago Cubs. Garcia took the loss Tuesday night, going 6 1/3 innings and getting charged with four runs on eight hits in a 5-2 verdict against Houston. In his career against Chicago, Garcia is 2-2, 2.20 in seven appearances, including a 2-1 loss on April 19.

LHP Jaime Garcia pitched a bit better Tuesday night than he did in his previous two starts, but it wasn't enough to get a win. Garcia fell to 4-6 after giving up eight hits and four runs, three earned, over 6 1/3 innings with no walks and two strikeouts. Garcia, whose career record against Houston is just 2-6, was hurt by the bottom four hitters in the Astros' order, who combined to go 6-for-8 with a homer and a double.

LHP Jaime Garcia allowed five earned runs and a career-high 13 hits in 4 2/3 innings on Wednesday night in Cincinnati. "It was rough," manager Mike Matheny said. "Created a lot of stress, a lot of traffic. That was a tough one for him. It's more about movement than velocity. It was about location for him tonight."

LHP Jaime Garcia took his fifth loss of the season Wednesday after allowing two runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts over five innings of work. Both runs came in the first inning, giving Garcia a 7.38 ERA in the first compared to a 2.68 mark outside of that inning.

LHP Jamie Garcia took his fifth loss of the season Wednesday after allowing two runs on five hits and three walks with two strikeouts over five innings of work. Both runs came in the first inning, giving Garcia a 7.38 ERA in the first compared to a 2.68 mark outside of that inning.

LHP Jaime Garcia got the win Friday by allowing two runs in seven innings. He also had four strikeouts and that gave him 628 for his career, 10th among left-handers in team history. Garcia threw 92 pitches -- 60 for strikes. "Jaime was good. You can tell when his sink's there. He had very good movement. He used his changeup and slider, but his sinker was a great pitch for him today," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.

LHP Jaime Garcia will start Friday in Washington. He has struggled in his last two starts, giving up 15 hits and 10 runs in less than eight innings. He is 3-4 with an ERA of 3.80 this year. Garcia needs one strikeout to reach 625 in his career and move into a tie for 10th among lefties in team history. He is 4-2 with an ERA of 3.32 ERA in seven career starts against Washington.

LHP Jaime Garcia simply didn't have anything Sunday -- command, movement or fortune -- and he was knocked out after 2 1/3 innings in his fourth loss. Garcia gave up 10 hits and five runs with a walk and no strikeouts in his shortest start since June 5, 2012. Garcia got just one swing and miss on 54 pitches, but he also was victimized by bad luck as three of the 10 Diamondbacks' hits were seeing-eye jobs."No excuse, I just didn't get the job done," he said. "I just didn't have my stuff."

LHP Jaime Garcia couldn't quite command his fastball Tuesday night and it led to a loss, his third of the year. Garcia gave up five hits and three runs in five innings, walking four and fanning three. Among those four walks was a leadoff pass to Mark Reynolds that led to a two-run fourth. Garcia is 0-4 in his career against Colorado, the only team he hasn't beaten with at least two career starts.

LHP Jaime Garcia gave up two unearned runs in seven innings, getting the victory in a 5-2 win over the Angels on Wednesday. Both runs scored on a two-run homer by Angels DH C.J. Cron, coming on the first pitch after a two-out error by 3B Matt Carpenter extended the inning. "That was a mistake," Garcia said of the pitch to Cron. "He put a good swing on the ball, but I didn't throw the pitch I should have thrown there, and it was right in the middle of the plate." Otherwise, Garcia was in command. "I was able to make pitches, keep the ball down and keep them off balance," Garcia said. "I've been saying, I feel good, everything feels good. I've been working extremely hard between starts to compete and give us a chance to win every time."