Off arm angle makes Garcia’s start one to forget

ST. LOUIS — It was a rapid unraveling for Cardinals lefty Jaime Garcia, who couldn’t contain the D-backs’ offense without his usual pitch movement and was unable to make the in-game adjustment necessary to extend his afternoon on Sunday.

His outing, by default, was brief, lasting fewer outs (seven) than allowed hits (10). Arizona rode that early wave of offense against Garcia to a 7-2 win that clinched a series victory at Busch Stadium.

“It’s one of those days,” manager Mike Matheny said, “he’s going to want to forget.”

Before he erases the start, however, Garcia sought to learn from it. Sent to the showers in the third inning, he had plenty of time to cue up video of his performance. Garcia zeroed in on his mechanics and was able to reaffirm that his arm angle had been off for most of the day.

It’s an adjustment Garcia will have to wait to make in his upcoming side session after not succeeding in altering it on the spot on Sunday.

“I was trying to find it back, but they didn’t let me,” said Garcia, who failed to finish three …

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