Cardinals' Garcia heading to DL
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The St. Louis Cardinals placed pitcher Jaime Garcia on the 15-day disabled list because of a left shoulder strain, general manager John Mozeliak announced Saturday.
Garcia, who was limited to just 20 regular-season starts and 121 2/3 innings last season due to shoulder woes, has been tagged for 11 runs and four homers in a span of 11 1/3 innings over his last two outings. He began the year winning four of his first five decisions while pitching to a 2.25 earned run average over seven starts.
The left-hander served up a pair of two-run homers to Milwaukee's Aramis Ramirez while lasting 5 1/3 innings in the Cardinals' 7-6 victory over the Brewers on Friday.
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Garcia joins fellow starters Chris Carpenter (shoulder) and Jake Westbrook (elbow) on the DL.
Mozeliak also stated the club will recall reliever Mitchell Boggs from Triple- A Memphis to take Garcia's spot on the roster.
Boggs recorded a 2.21 ERA and 34 holds as the Cardinals' primary setup man last season, but was banished to the minors earlier this month after going 0-2 with a 12.66 ERA and blowing two save chances in 14 appearances.