ATLANTA -- Luis Garcia's spot on the Phillies seemed tenuous in Spring Training.
He struggled last season with a 6.46 ERA over 17 appearances, and while he has the stuff to be a setup man or closer, it wasn't known whether he could handle the pressure of late-inning situations. In fact, former Phillies closer Brad Lidge discussed with him in March ways to better handle it.
Garcia allowed three runs in the eighth inning in the Phillies' 4-2 loss to the Braves on Saturday night at SunTrust Park, costing Henderson Alvarez his first win in the big leagues since Sept.