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- Updated: May 29, 2016
WASHINGTON — Greg Garcia was supposed to be in Las Vegas on Saturday night, playing for the Memphis Redbirds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. That was the plan, at least, before Garcia’s hot bat turned him into a Nationals nightmare and Cardinals hero.
Garcia notched three hits Saturday — an RBI single, a well-struck double and a bunt single — to help the Cardinals to a 9-4 victory over the Nationals. The infielder, who was called up Thursday when Matt Carpenter was placed on paternity leave, is now 5-for-7 with three walks in this series and 11-for-17 on the season.
“That’s just a young player taking advantage. Give a guy a chance and watch him run and let him do his thing,” manager Mike Matheny said. “It’s fun when you can bring up a young player and he’s got that energy.”
When Garcia was recalled, his stint in the Majors was supposed to …
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