ATLANTA — Jaime Garcia, who faces the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, has been scheduled for just three previous home starts for the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park, and one of those was rained out in the third inning.
The former St. Louis Cardinals left-hander worked a season-best eight innings against the Washington Nationals on May 21 and followed that up with two impressive starts on the Braves’ recent road trip.
Garcia takes just a 2-3 record into his second start of the season against the Phillies, but his 3.18 ERA is the best mark in a Braves rotation that has mostly struggled otherwise.