SAN DIEGO • After a 16-strikeout debacle of a shutout on Saturday night, the Cardinals recalled infielder Greg Garcia, who grew up in nearby El Cajon, Calif., and will install him at second base on Sunday for the finale of a series against the San Diego Padres.
Garcia, who has been up and down a couple of times between here and Class AAA Memphis this year, is hitting .350 with one game-tying homer in 20 at-bats for the Cardinals and .294 with no homers and a .391 on-base percentage at Memphis.
"We need another bat," said manager Mike Matheny.