LHP Jaime Garcia will start Wednesday against the Angels. Garcia is tied for second in the National League in opponents' batting average (.175) and hits per nine innings (5.63). He threw seven scoreless innings in his last start May 5 in a win over the Phillies. Garcia has never faced the Angels.

LHP Jaime Garcia snapped a personal three-game losing streak to the Phillies, beating them for the first time since July 21, 2010. ... Garcia has a 1.61 ERA this season in day games and a 5.06 ERA in night games.

LHP Jaime Garcia gets the ball Thursday when St. Louis ends its four-game series with Philadelphia. He's coming off a 6-1 loss Saturday to Washington which saw him give up four first inning runs and then last into the seventh, permitting only one more hit before being replaced. In his career, Garcia is 2-4 with a 3.27 ERA in nine prior appearances against the Phillies.

LHP Jaime Garcia was beaten by a four-run first inning in which he simply couldn't throw a fastball for a strike. Garcia issued a walk in the inning and was behind on four of the seven hitters he faced, including 2-and-0 and 2-and-1 before allowing a three-run homer by Jayson Werth. Garcia figured things out over his last 5 1/3 innings, allowing only one hit, but dropped to 1-2 this season.

LHP Jaime Garcia gets the start Saturday when St. Louis continues its series with Washington. Garcia last pitched on Monday night in Arizona, getting no-decisioned in a 12-7 loss after being knocked out during the Diamondbacks' nine-run sixth inning. He's enjoyed success in his six career starts against the Nationals, going 4-1 with a 2.88 ERA and beating them 5-2 on June 15, 2014 in his last outing against them.

LHP Jaime Garcia gave up four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings and left two batters into Arizona's nine-run sixth inning, when the Cardinals could not hold a 5-2 lead. "I didn't get the job done," Garcia said. "I need to do a better job next time. Frustrating. Missing by a little bit. Some pitches I thought were strikes they didn't call. No excuses." Garcia, who had won his previous five starts against Arizona, struck out three and walked three. He has given up 12 earned runs in 33 2/3 innings against the Diamondbacks, a 3.21 ERA. He had not given up more than three earned runs in any of his five previous starts.

LHP Jaime Garcia had a string of 15 consecutive scoreless innings snapped when the Cubs scored twice in the fourth inning Tuesday night. Garcia's streak equaled his longest streak from 2015 but fell short of the longest streak in his career, 19 consecutive scoreless innings in 2010.

LHP Jaime Garcia left quite a bar to climb over when he makes his start against Chicago Tuesday night. Garcia is coming off a one-hit shutout Thursday against Milwaukee in which he fanned a career-high 13, throwing just 104 pitches in the process. This will be his first regular season start against the Cubs since 2012, although he was the loser in Game 2 of last year's NLDS after yielding five second inning runs.

LHP Jaime Garcia pitched probably the best game of his career Thursday, firing a one-hit shutout and whiffing a career-high 13 on Thursday in a 7-0 victory over Milwaukee. Garcia didn't throw a single pitch over 92 mph, but his ball moved so late and so dramatically that the Brewers didn't have a chance. Perhaps three balls were hit hard all day off Garcia, whose shutout was his first since May 6, 2011 -- also against the Brewers.

LHP Jaime Garcia gets the call Thursday when St. Louis finishes its series with Milwaukee. Garcia had a no-decision Friday night in the team's 7-4 win at Atlanta, giving up four runs on five hits and three walks in six innings while fanning six. Garcia is 9-4 with a 2.90 ERA in 17 career outings against the Brewers, going 3-1, 1.91 in four starts last year.

LHP Jaime Garcia allowed four runs in the third inning, but did not permit another hit in his first start. Garcia went six innings and allowed five hits, but none after the third. He received no decision. Garcia also drove in a run with an infield hit.

LHP Jaime Garcia (10-6, 2.43 ERA in 2015) will make his first start of the season Friday night when the Cardinals open a three-game series at Atlanta against the Braves. Garcia is 2-1 with a 4.04 ERA against the Braves in six career starts.

LHP Jaime Garcia had his $11.5 million option for 2016 picked up by the Cardinals on Nov. 2.The club also holds a separate $12 million option (with $500,000 buyout) for 2017. Garcia, 29, was 10-6 with a 2.43 ERA in his 20 starts in 2015, going 7-2 from Aug. 1 until season's end. The Cardinals were 10-2 in his 12 starts during that span.

The St. Louis Cardinals exercised the 2016 club option on left-hander Jaime Garcia on Monday.By picking up the option, the Cardinals will pay Garcia $11.5 million next season, rather than a $500,000 buyout. The club also holds a separate $12 million option (with $500,000 buyout) for 2017.The Cardinals declined their 2016 club option on right-hander Jonathan Broxton. In addition, the Cardinals announced that infielder Pete Kozma and catchers Ed Easley and Travis Tartamella were outrighted off the team's 40-man major league roster.Garcia, 29, was 10-6 with a 2.43 ERA in his 20 starts in 2015, going 7-2 from Aug. 1 until season's end. The Cardinals were 10-2 in his 12 games started during that span. Garcia, a 22nd-round pick by the Cardinals in 2005, has posted a 52-32 career mark with a 3.31 ERA in 126 career games and his 3.25 ERA since 2010, when he finished third in National League Rookie of the Year voting, is seventh best for all major league lefties.Broxton, 31, was 3-3 with a 2.66 ERA in 26 games for the Cardinals following his acquisition on July 31 in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers.Kozma, 27, appeared in 76 games for the Cardinals this season while Easley, 29, and Tartamella, 27, both made their big-league debuts during the 2015 campaign.

Garcia exited Game 2 of the NLDS with stomach virus.

Garcia made it through just two innings, giving up five runs (zero earned) on four hits and a walk, so it seemed natural that the 29-year-old's exit was performance based. However, it seems as if Garcia was suffering from a minor illness as well as a damaged ego. He should be available to pitch in the coming days, but it's not clear when he might return to the mound with Game 3 and 4 starters already locked in.

Garcia will pitch Game 2 of the NLDS, Benjamin Hochman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

Garcia will battle with Met's righty Noah Syndergaard in Game 2 of the NLDS on Saturday. The 29-year-old was excellent this year, posting a 2.43 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in 129.2 innings this year, however he give up two runs in seven innings during his only start against the Mets this year. Considering that start was all the way back on May 21, fantasy owners shouldn't take much stock in that outcome with both teams changing dramatically since Garcia last faced the Mets.

Garcia (10-6) gave up two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five over four innings in Friday's loss to Atlanta.

Garcia managed to spread out the damage in Friday's loss, his only blip being a two-run second inning. Despite dealing with shoulder and groin injuries, Garcia dazzled for much of the season, but has come back down to earth in his final nine starts of the regular season, posting a 3.58 ERA and 1.24 WHIP since Aug. 15, both well above his season averages of 2.43 and 1.05, respectively.

Garcia (10-5) was spectacular on Saturday, as he struck out eight Brewers over eight one-run innings in a win over the Brewers. He allowed seven hits and no walks.

What makes Garcia so special is his control, as he has just 28 walks in 125.2 innings this season. It's been a breakout campaign for the southpaw, as he maintains a 2.36 ERA and 1.02 WHIP in 19 starts this season. Injuries are the only concern for the lefty, as he has failed to eclipse 200 innings and has pitched 60 or less innings in three of his seven seasons.

Garcia allowed just one run on five hits and two walks over seven innings in a no decision Monday against Cincinnati. He struck out five.

Garcia was efficient, as he used eight ground balls to get through seven innings in just 88 pitches, and he probably could have continued if he wasn't lifted for a pinch hitter. Garcia has been excellent this year, as he owns a 2.45 ERA and an 84:28 K:BB in 117.2 innings.

Garcia (9-5) gave up four runs on eight hits and a walk in 6.1 innings Wednesday against the Brewers, but still picked up the win.

Garcia has been experiencing some painful course correction lately, having given up four or more runs in three of his last four starts; his ERA, a minuscule 1.77 before this stretch, is now up to 2.52. This is easily the most he's pitched -- that is to say, the least he's been injured -- in the last three seasons, so he could be tiring down the stretch a bit, as his strikeout production has dipped significantly recently. Nonetheless, the Cardinals do a lot of winning, so he remains eminently startable heading into next week's matchup with the Reds.