Garcia can't pull win against Padres: Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia finished with a very solid final line on Monday night in a start against the San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, Garcia couldn't walk away a winner despite holding a 2-1 advantage after seven innings. The Padres took a short-lived lead in the eighth and Garcia had to settle for the no-decision. Garcia allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk over seven sharp innings in the Cardinals' eventual 4-3 win. Garcia struck out seven batters and lowered his ERA to 3.55 on the year. (Updated 05/21/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/23/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Garcia (3-2) has gotten himself back to consistency as he's been sharp over his last two starts against the Giants and Padres. Garcia has allowed three earned runs over those starts spanning 14 1/3 innings with 16 strikeouts. Back on track, Garcia remains a solid mixed-league Fantasy starter for use in all formats. He will make a second appearance in the current scoring period and that comes on Saturday against Philadelphia. (Updated 05/21/2012).
05/20/2012 08:36 Top 70 starters for Week 8
A lot to take into consideration before setting your pitching staffs for Fantasy Week 8. Our Al Melchior runs through his Top 70 starting options and has all the matchups.
05/17/2012 01:12 Garcia helps Cardinals clip Giants
Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals gave manager Mike Matheny a victory against his old Giants team with a 4-1 win Wednesday night.
05/13/2012 09:41 Top 70 starters for Week 7
A full slate of games in Fantasy Week 7, with seven games on tap for each team. Our Al Melchior breaks down the interleague implications and helps set your rotations in his SHuffling the Rotations.
Jaime Garcia took a bit of a step back last season after a breakout rookie campaign but was still a viable option in Fantasy. He got off to a hot start, posting a 1.93 ERA in his first 10 starts, before teams started figuring him out a bit. He would go 8-7 with a 4.38 ERA over his final 22 outings and finished the year 13-7 with a 3.56 ERA. He matched his wins from the year before -- including throwing two complete-game shutouts -- and the left-hander posted an impressive 156-to-50 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 194 2/3 innings. Garcia still has a ton of upside at age 25 but he will not become more valuable in Fantasy until he starts pitching deeper into games. Still, with his ability to keep runs off the board and since he will be playing for a contender, he will again have value in mixed leagues in 2012. Target Garcia in the middle rounds on Draft Day. (Updated 2/17/12)
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