Stavinoha's pinch-hit heroics back Garcia
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Stavinoha's pinch-hit heroics back GarciaStavinoha's pinch-hit heroics back GarciaCardinals manager Tony La Russa knew that Jaime Garcia had a small margin of error to be successful on Monday night.Table colthDespite how well the 23-year-old left-hander had been pitching, #x it was a hot night in hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park, and the Phillies were coming off a double-digit pounding of Mets ace Johan Santana. La Russa had some definite concerns for his rookie fifth starter.Garcia cleared that margin, and them some.He could've showed Santana a thing or two.Six superb innings for the young Garcia, and the Cardinals used a five-run seventh inning to top the Phillies, 6-3, in front of 44,817.Table colthNick Stavinoha hit a pinch-hit solo home run to break a 1-1 tie in the seventh -- on his 28th birthday, no less -- and David Freese followed with a three-run double to break the game open for the Cards. #xStavinoha had pinch-hit for Garcia, who was tremendous in stamping down Philadelphia's hot lineup with only three hits and one run allowed in six innings. He walked four and struck out six."I knew it was going to be a tough night because if you're not sharp those guys will get the ball on the barrel," La Russa said. "But he's been sharp. Since every day he pitched in Spring Training,Needle Felt, he's been sharp. I was just hoping he'd be sharp, and he was."It's the fifth quality start Garcia's turned in since he was made a starter, #x though Monday's performance could easily be deemed his finest.Table colth相关的主题文章：
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