CINCINNATI -- Though unable to push his way into the conversation for a starting infield job, Greg Garcia has quickly emerged as one of the Cardinals' best off the bench.
With a single to help ignite a three-run eighth inning on Wednesday, Garcia improved to 8-for-14 as a pinch-hitter. Those eight pinch-hits are more than anyone else on the club even though Garcia has been on the active roster for just 41 days this season. And the success won't only continue to earn Garcia at-bats off the bench now; it may lead the Cardinals to carry him as their backup infielder in the postseason.