Jaime Garcia News

The right-hander was in complete control with a seven-hitter for his first career shutout, putting the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of their first four-game sweep in St.

Though his season statistics might suggest otherwise, Philadelphia's Kyle Kendrick has filled in nicely for injured starter Vance Worley.

The St. Louis Cardinals ' starting rotation ranks in the top five of all of baseball entering play on Thursday, even without the presence of ace Chris Carpenter .

The St. Louis Cardinals have continued their winning ways in 2012, even after losing Albert Pujols and Tony LaRussa during the offseason.

Read more: State , St. Louis , St. Louis Cardinals , Cardinals , San Diego , San Diego Padres , Padres , Tyler Green , Jaime Garcia , Yadier Molina , Jason Motte , Pro , MLB -- Tyler Greene hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth, trumping Jesus Guzman's two-run double in the top half, as the St.

It has felt great to be a Padres fan these last couple of days. Greater than usual, I mean.

Although the dominance of the St. Louis Cardinals ' pitchers has not really shown over the past week, the starting rotation and bullpen have been mainly dominant throughout a large part of this young 2012 season.

The chairman of London's Olympics Organizing Committee says he is excited at the prospect of taking possession of the Olympic flame and bringing it to Britain.

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.

The St Louis Cardinals coaching staff watches St Louis Cardinals' starting pitcher Jaime Garcia throw pitches after he thought he may had injured himself during their game against the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif.

"I've done this once before. The way it's set up I did put Madison in the eighth spot.

The Cardinals have returned to the win column and they hope to stay there when they take on the Giants in a two-game series that starts Wednesday.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012 , an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping.

It's back at Busch Stadium for the St. Louis Cardinals, who welcome the Atlanta Braves in a three-games series tonight.

At this time a month ago, the Braves were 0-4 and talks were already starting to swirl about their inability to recover from last year's late-season collapse.

For 29 years, Dave Duncan was Tony LaRussa's right-hand man. They won three World Series titles during their historical run and were in the postseason on a regular basis.

Astros third baseman Chris Johnson wanted badly to atone for an error that had helped the St.

Astros reliever Rhiner Cruz began a rehab assignment last night at AAA Oklahoma City.

Chris Johnson hit his first career grand slam, Bud Norris continued his dominance of St.

The Houston Astros are on the verge of their longest winning streak at Minute Maid Park in almost two years.